Currently completing a DPhil in Statistics at the University of Oxford, working on efficient Bayesian inference methods for applications in epidemiology and computational biology.

MSc in Health Data Analytics and Machine Learning from Imperial College London, with experience in statistical inference, high-dimensional data and generative models for biological problems.

Worked as a Data Science Analyst at Accenture on projects involving database design, data modelling, and business analytics.

Expertise in statistical modelling, machine learning and applied data analysis, with experience working across noisy, complex and high-dimensional data in practical settings.

Sophie holds a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Oxford and is completing her PhD.

She has presented at top conferences like CVPR and ICCV, collaborated internationally, and worked with the Oxford Law Faculty on AI in trademark law.

In 2022 she co-founded the carbon capture startup Cequestre, winning the StEP Ignite entrepreneurship programme.

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) from Stanford University. An MSc from the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute in the Social Science of the Internet.

In my DPhil at the Oxford Internet Institute and research at the AI + Planetary Justice Alliance, I am examining the social and environmental implications of AI hardware and infrastructure.

As a Tech Ethics and Policy Fellow at Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), I worked at the intersection of AI governance, ethics, and policy.

More recently, I worked on a go-to-market strategy for an early-stage, Y Combinator-backed startup.

Computational Biology PhD. University of Oxford. Microbiome research on the gut liver axis in ageing

Oxford - Nucleate UK. Responsible for sourcing technology and applicants for the primary accelerator programme (‘The Activator’). Established Nucleate within Oxford through connecting with potential mentors, sponsors, and partners

Computational biology skills in handling multiomics data. Computational & analytical skills including Python & R, data analysis, visualisation, machine learning and AI.

Currently studying for a DPhil in Philosophy at the University of Oxford

Honed my skills on a number of multi-disciplinary teams (eg Varsity Committee, Generation Medics, Freshfields)

Worked on the Oxford Strategy Challenge on behalf of a start-up tech company

Undertaken mini-pupillages at a variety of top commercial and public-law chambers in London

BA and MPhil in History from the University of Cambridge, before moving to the University of Oxford for my DPhil.

Worked in strategic communications and crisis management for clients in the financial services industry.

Worked as a researcher at CCLA Investment Management analysing FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies’ compliance with the 2015 Modern Slavery Act.

I am currently Print Editor at the Oxford Review of Books

30 years at leading financial institutions (freelance since 2006): Morgan Grenfell, UBS, Barclays Wealth, Credit Suisse, ABN Amro, BNP Paribas, HSBC and Bank of America

Co-Founder of AI Market Design startup. Leading roles at others (Risk Management & Digital Banking)

Led initiatives in M&A Integration, IT Infrastructure, IT Security, Organisation Transformation, Insourcing and Platform Build & Deployment

MSc in the Social Science of the Internet from the Oxford Internet Institute, covering AI regulation, algorithmic bias, digital sovereignty, and the political economy of digital markets

Interdisciplinary BASc in Arts & Sciences from UCL

Supported the launch of ThreeFold’s decentralised cloud infrastructure in Tanzania

Worked with Allianz Reinsurance on identifying key success factors for sustainable risk pool design

A Physics PhD student and graduate from the University of Oxford with excellent numerical skills and attention to detail

Served on the committees of a number of student societies in different roles (eg. President of the Ottawa Science Policy Network, Secretary of Oxford Quantum Information Society)