Dr Matthew Forshaw

Dr Matthew Forshaw SFHEA is a Senior Advisor for Skills at The Alan Turing Institute. He is an advisor to the Government for the National Data Strategy and National AI Strategy. He has most recently led the creation of the UK’s AI Skills for Business framework with Innovate UK BridgeAI and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).  His work with the Alliance of Data Science Professionals is having a major impact on public and professional policy and practice, setting professional values and ethical standards for the use of data science and AI for the UK’s accreditation and certification processes across several major professional bodies. He is passionate about democratising access to, and widening participation in, data and AI skills training at all levels.