{"id":1654,"date":"2017-12-11T01:01:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T01:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dgen.net\/blog\/?page_id=1654"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:35:17","slug":"biog-gavin-starks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/biog-gavin-starks\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- BIOG PAGE: paste as Custom HTML block in WordPress -->\n<!-- Combines both pages (biog-gavin-starks\/ and \/2\/) into one -->\n\n<style>\n.dg1b{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:0 2rem}\n\n\/* Section scaffold *\/\n.dg1b-sec{border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf0;padding:1.25rem 0}\n.dg1b-sec:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}\n.dg1b-sh{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:.9rem}\n.dg1b-lbl{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#911c35;font-weight:500;white-space:nowrap}\n.dg1b-rule{flex:1;height:1px;background:#fad0d8}\n\n\/* Typography 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1b-photo\"\n                 src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gavin-Starks-2023s-744x1024.jpg\"\n                 alt=\"Gavin Starks 2023\">\n          <\/a>\n          <span class=\"dg1b-photo-lbl\">2023<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p class=\"dg1b-p\">Data is a foundational part of our economy, society and environment. I&#8217;ve spent decades helping make our data infrastructure useful for everyone: creating and leading for- and non-profit businesses, bringing together the web, finance, policy, data, science, the environment, art and media.<\/p>\n\n      <p class=\"dg1b-p\">This has led to the creation of dozens of companies, the employment of hundreds of people, and \u00a3100Ms in measurable impact (including $137M in four years at the <a href=\"https:\/\/theodi.org\">ODI<\/a>) and helping to stimulate $multi-billion markets through the development of regulated instruments such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/open-banking\/\">Open Banking Standard<\/a> (\u00a32B\/year value to the UK economy).<\/p>\n\n      <p class=\"dg1b-p\">Working together, we have tackled complex challenges ranging from climate change to government transparency, digital supply chains to open banking, open energy to data art. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/constellation-teams\/\">Dgen Constellation<\/a> projects include the internationalisation of Open Finance, national data strategies, and making data work harder to deliver net zero via <a href=\"https:\/\/ib1.org\">IcebreakerOne<\/a>: which launched at Davos in 2020 and delivered over $5M in innovation funding in its first year.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dg1b-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dg1b-stats\">\n      <div class=\"dg1b-stat\">\n        <span class=\"dg1b-stat-n\">25+<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1b-stat-l\">Years building businesses<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-stat\">\n        <span class=\"dg1b-stat-n\">$137M<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1b-stat-l\">Impact at the ODI in 4 years<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-stat\">\n        <span class=\"dg1b-stat-n\">40+<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1b-stat-l\">Organisations mentored, chaired or directed<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-stat\">\n        <span class=\"dg1b-stat-n\">$43B+<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1b-stat-l\">Open banking market catalysed<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dg1b-confcard\">\n      <span class=\"dg1b-confcard-lbl\">Short conference biog<\/span>\n      <p>Gavin Starks is a serial entrepreneur and data infrastructure pioneer. He was founding CEO of the Open Data Institute, co-chair of the UK Open Banking Standard and Smart Data Council, and the founder of  <a href=\"https:\/\/ib1.org\">Icebreaker One<\/a>: accelerating net zero through data governance.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"dg1b-p\" style=\"font-size:12px;color:#7a95ae;margin-top:.5rem\">Photos above for conference\/event use. Click for full resolution. CC-BY-SA <a href=\"https:\/\/tnlphotos.com\/\">Tiana Lea<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Detailed background \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1b-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1b-sh\"><span class=\"dg1b-lbl\">Background<\/span><span class=\"dg1b-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"dg1b-p\">Gavin helps solve complex, multidisciplinary, collective-action challenges. He was the <a href=\"https:\/\/theodi.org\/about\">Open Data Institute&#8217;s<\/a> founding CEO, working with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigel_Shadbolt\">Sir Nigel Shadbolt<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tim_Berners-Lee\">Sir Tim Berners-Lee<\/a>. Under his leadership it unlocked over $100M of direct economic impact, incubated over 50 companies, launched franchises across 20 countries, trained 10,000 people, and delivered over $40M impact in under three years.<\/p>\n\n    <p class=\"dg1b-p\">At the request of HM Treasury, he co-chaired the development of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/open-banking\/\">Open Banking Standard<\/a>, laying the foundations for regulation and catalysing international innovation. At the request of the Dept. Business &amp; Trade he co-chaired the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/the-smart-data-roadmap-action-the-government-is-taking-in-2024-to-2025\">UK Smart Data Council<\/a>. He has served on the Ministry of Justice Data, Science &amp; Evidence Board; the Smart London Board; and as advisor to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/publications\/calls-input\/call-input-open-finance\">Financial Conduct Authority<\/a> on Open Finance.<\/p>\n\n    <p class=\"dg1b-p\">He has been creating businesses for over 25 years, leading projects with organisations including <a href=\"http:\/\/theodi.org\/open-enterprise-big-business-case-study-arup\">Arup<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ebooks.capgemini-consulting.com\/interviews\/Gavin_Starks_Interview.pdf\">Cap Gemini<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/live.worldbank.org\/experts\/gavin-starks\">World Bank<\/a>. Previous ventures include <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/overview\/amee-awards\/\">AMEE<\/a> (organising the world&#8217;s environmental data, raising over $10M from leading VCs, sold 2015); <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/biog\/ci.htm\">Consolidated Independent<\/a> (the world&#8217;s leading digital music distributor, first to deliver to iTunes); award-winning streaming company <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/overview\/tornado-history\/\">Tornado Productions<\/a> (sold 2003); and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginmedia.com\/\">Virgin Net<\/a> as employee #5 in 1995.<\/p>\n\n    <p class=\"dg1b-p\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jodrellbank.net\/\">Jodrell Bank<\/a> Radio Observatory, Gavin helped develop systems to map and interpret the universe. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, has degrees in Astronomy and Electronic Music, and has created courses and lectured in Engineering and Music at Glasgow University. He converted a century-old ship to live aboard and built a cooperative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcmoorings.org\">historic harbour<\/a> on the Thames.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Active roles \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1b-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1b-sh\"><span class=\"dg1b-lbl\">Active roles<\/span><span class=\"dg1b-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dg1b-roles\">\n      <div class=\"dg1b-role-group\">\n        <h3>Commercial<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"dg1b-role-list\">\n          <li>Founder &amp; CEO: <a href=\"https:\/\/ib1.org\">Icebreaker One<\/a>, data governance for net zero<\/li>\n          <li>Chairman: <a href=\"https:\/\/demandlogic.co.uk\/\">Demand Logic<\/a>, automating energy efficiency in buildings<\/li>\n          <li>Founder: <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\">Dgen<\/a>, federated network of experts creating impact@web-scale<\/li>\n          <li>Mentor: private entrepreneurs; startup and incubation programmes<\/li>\n          <li>Regular <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/public-speaking\/\">invited speaker<\/a> at innovation, data, startup, web and cleantech events<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-role-group\">\n        <h3>Non-commercial<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"dg1b-role-list\">\n          <li>Continuing Member: UK Smart Data Council (previously fixed-term Co-chair)<\/li>\n          <li>Advisory board: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk\/\">ScaleUp Institute<\/a>, supporting 28,000+ scale-ups<\/li>\n          <li>Trustee: <a href=\"https:\/\/longplayer.org\/\">Longplayer<\/a> Trust, sustaining a 1,000-year music performance<\/li>\n          <li>Trustee: <a href=\"https:\/\/cenfri.org\/\">Cenfri<\/a>, independent African economic impact agency<\/li>\n          <li>Co-founder, chair: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcmoorings.org\">Hermitage Community Moorings<\/a>, first licensed residential harbour on the Thames in a century<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Previous roles \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1b-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1b-sh\"><span class=\"dg1b-lbl\">Previous roles: selection<\/span><span class=\"dg1b-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dg1b-prev-grid\">\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Founding CEO: <a href=\"https:\/\/theodi.org\">Open Data Institute<\/a> (with Sir Tim Berners-Lee &amp; Sir Nigel Shadbolt)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Co-chairman: Open Banking Working Group, creating the UK Open Banking Standard<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Chairman: <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/2017\/07\/12\/provenance-raises-800k-for-blockchain-based-product-tracking-appoints-me-as-chair\/\">Provenance.org<\/a>, blockchain product tracking<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Non-exec: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cupclub.com\">CupClub<\/a>, circular-economy IoT packaging<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Chairman: <a href=\"https:\/\/rinse.fm\">Rinse Group<\/a>, at the centre of a vast musical community<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Board: <a href=\"https:\/\/spherics.io\/\">Spherics<\/a>, carbon accounting (exited to Sage Plc)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Guardian Council: <a href=\"https:\/\/yoti.com\">Yoti<\/a>, digital identity (6-year fixed term)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Advisory: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk\/\">ScaleUp Institute<\/a>, Two Magnolias venture fund<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Trustee: <a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/\">Blue Ventures<\/a>, marine conservation (6-year fixed term)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Advisory: GLA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.london.gov.uk\/smart-london\">Smart London Board<\/a><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Advisory: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/publications\/calls-input\/call-input-open-finance\">FCA Open Finance Advisory Group<\/a><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Advisory: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decodeproject.eu\">DECODE<\/a>, European data sovereignty project<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Advisory: Ministry of Justice Data, Evidence &amp; Science Board<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Advisory: UK Government Midata Energy Sector Board<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/overview\/amee-awards\/\">AMEE<\/a>: CEO &amp; Chairman, environmental data platform ($10M raised, sold 2015)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/biog\/ci.htm\">Consolidated Independent<\/a>: founding CEO, digital music distribution market leader<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/overview\/tornado-history\/\">Tornado Productions<\/a>: founder CEO, award-winning cross-media (sold 2003)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Virgin Net: employee #5 (1995), pioneering UK streaming media<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Non-exec: <a href=\"https:\/\/tiscreport.org\/\">TISC reports<\/a>, anti-slavery registry<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1b-prev-item\">Member: Open Finance Task Force, <a href=\"https:\/\/cfit.org.uk\/cfits-work-on-the-open-finance-industry-led-taskforce\/\">CFIT<\/a><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Academic \/ research \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1b-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1b-sh\"><span class=\"dg1b-lbl\">Academic &amp; 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