Halo Data

Halo data is relevant to anyone working with data in their professional life. It reminds us that data is an asset that is too often misunderstood and under-explored due to the way data is managed by organisations.

– Gaby Haddow * Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association *

Caroline Carruthers is a data expert and co-founder of data consultancy firm Carruthers and Jackson. She was one of the first women to take on the role of Chief Data Officer in the UK public sector for Network Rail. Caroline has authored several best-selling books on the role of data in organisations and now consults with public, private and charity sector organisations on how to get the most out of their data.

Peter Jackson is co-founder of Carruthers and Jackson and Chief Data Officer at Outra. Previously he was Director, Group Data Sciences at Legal and General and CDO of the L&G investment management businesness. Before L&G he was Chief Data Officer at Southern Water and prior to that Head of Data at The Pensions Regulator (TPR), which regulates the pensions and automatic enrolment in the UK. Before joining TPR Peter spent 17 years providing data strategy consultancy across the not for profit sector, financial services and FMCG, working with large multi-national organisations and blue chip brands. Peter is a specialist in Data Strategy, Data Technologies, Master Data Management Strategies, Data Governance Frameworks, GDPR and Data Science Strategies. Peter is the co-author of The Chief Data Officer’s Playbook (2017) and Data-Driven Business Transformation (2019). He is an international speaker on Data, Innovation and business transformation.