Edwina Dunn OBE

Biography

Edwina has been a member of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation’s Board since November 2018 and was appointed as Deputy Chair in November 2020. Edwina also sits on the Board of the Geospatial Commission: an expert committee that sets the UK’s geospatial strategy and promotes the best use of location data.

Edwina is a recognised entrepreneur and pioneer in the data and technology industry, with a career of delivering transformational business change. She was CEO and co-founder of dunnhumby, which revolutionised the world of retail and consumer packaged goods, and pioneered Tesco Clubcard and other global loyalty programmes.

Edwina is the former Chair of Starcount: a new data science consultancy where she helped to create a new era of consumer insight and AI.

She is the founder of The Female Lead: an educational charity dedicated to celebrating the achievements and diversity of women. The foundation has donated 18,000 copies of ‘The Female Lead: Women Who Shape Our World’ to schools and universities across the UK and USA.