Structured Facts
Database Records
Total Funding Raised
£5M
as of Jan 2018
Founded Date
2018
Key People
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Carly Kind
Director
2019 – 2024
Carly Kind was Director of the Ada Lovelace Institute from founding in 2019 until February 2024. Confirmed in transition announcement on institute website.
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Octavia Field Reid
Associate Director, Public Participation & Research Practice
Octavia Field Reid is Associate Director leading Public Participation Research and Research Practice teams at Ada Lovelace Institute. Confirmed on institute website as of 2026-03-31.
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Gaia Marcus
Director
2024 – present
Gaia Marcus appointed Director of Ada Lovelace Institute in June 2024, following Francine Bennett's interim tenure. Previously Deputy Director at the Spatial Data Unit, DLUHC. Confirmed on institute announcement page as of 2026-03-31.
Funding History
1Founding GrantgrantMar 2018
$6.7MLed by Nuffield Foundation
£5 million funding commitment over five years to establish the Ada Lovelace Institute. Announced on March 19, 2018, as a founding grant from the Nuffield Foundation in partnership with multiple organizations including the Alan Turing Institute, Royal Society, British Academy, and others.
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Board Seats
8| Member | Role | Appointed | Source | Notes | Source check |
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| A4vmTGy5Sv | Board Member | 2020 | nuffieldfoundation.org | Chris Todd appointed to board in 2020; Chief Superintendent at West Midlands Police. Confirmed on Nuffield Foundation announcement. | |
| jglOZwebMM | Board Member / Interim Director | 2019 | nuffieldfoundation.org | Francine Bennett was an original board member (2019), co-founder of Mastodon C and data scientist. Also served as Interim Director between Carly Kind's departure (Feb 2024) and Gaia Marcus joining (June 2024). Confirmed on Nuffield Foundation news. | |
| S9tutXmnJX | Board Member | 2020 | nuffieldfoundation.org | John Thornhill appointed to board in 2020; Innovation Editor at the Financial Times. Confirmed on Nuffield Foundation announcement. | |
| lJOAlKm9vb | Board Member | 2020 | nuffieldfoundation.org | Rocio Concha Galguera appointed to board in 2020; Chief Economist and Head of Strategic Insight at Which?. Confirmed on Nuffield Foundation announcement. | |
| 3KPnjZAOdI | Board Member | 2019 | nuffieldfoundation.org | Alix Dunn appointed as original board member in 2019; social entrepreneur and strategist at intersections of technology and impact. Confirmed on Nuffield Foundation announcement. | |
| Huw Price | Board Member | 2019 | nuffieldfoundation.org | Huw Price appointed as original board member in 2019; Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy, Cambridge; co-founder of Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Confirmed on Nuffield Foundation announcement. | |
| 7jKImlNypJ | Board Member | 2019 | nuffieldfoundation.org | Hetan Shah appointed as original board member in 2019; Executive Director of the Royal Statistical Society. Confirmed on Nuffield Foundation announcement. | |
| pgE1JYn4xA | Board Member | 2019 | nuffieldfoundation.org | Helen Margetts appointed as original board member in 2019; Professor of Society and the Internet at Oxford Internet Institute, Turing Fellow. Confirmed on Nuffield Foundation announcement. |
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| Wiki ID: | E1979 |
| Type: | organization |
| YAML Source: | packages/factbase/data/fb-entities/ada-lovelace-institute.yaml |
| Facts: | 6 structured (7 total) |
| Records: | 12 in 3 collections |