Building data tools and technology infrastructure for researchers, journalists, government, and civil society.

Based in Takoma Park, MD

AI & Data Science Editor, The Outlaw Ocean ProjectFounder & Developer, Digital Harms Tracker
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Social scientist by training, data and AI practitioner by profession. I’ve spent twenty years building technology and data systems for organizations working on hard problems — conflict, accountability, ocean crime, global development. I co-founded Exchange.Design, an AI consultancy supporting mission-driven organizations in adopting AI and data science, and currently lead data science and AI work at The Outlaw Ocean Project. I’m also the founder and primary developer of the Digital Harms Tracker, a public interest database linking digital harm incidents to policy responses. I believe technology infrastructure matters: the tools researchers, advocates, and governments use shape what’s visible, what gets acted on, and what doesn’t.

Current Work

Digital Harms Tracker

Founder · Developer · Data Engineer

Building open infrastructure that links digital harm incidents to policy and regulatory responses. Designed for researchers, journalists, and advocates working on platform accountability.

digitalharmstracker.org

The Outlaw Ocean Project

AI & Data Science Editor

Leading the application of data science and AI in investigative journalism at The Outlaw Ocean Project. Current focus includes Bait to Plate, one of the largest seafood supply chain accountability databases in development, tracking labor abuse and illegal fishing across global fishing fleets.

Technical & Advisory Work

Independent

Data science, analytics, and advisory work for government and nonprofit clients — spanning AI strategy, data infrastructure, applied analytics, and responsible technology deployment.

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Exchange.Design

Co-founder & CTO

Supported mission-driven organizations in adopting AI and data science tools and methods. Departed early 2026.

UN Foundation / Data2X

Data Science Advisor

Advisory on data strategy and applied analytics for gender data initiatives across global development programs.

DAI Global

Associate Director, Data Science & Digital Products

Led data science and analytics teams delivering platforms and decision-support tools across international development programs.

U.S. Department of State

Conflict Data Analyst

Integrated data analysis and geospatial methods into conflict prevention and stabilization policy work.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Technology Advisor

Advisory support to the Department and international counterparts on data science and data engineering tools and methods.

Technical

LanguagesPython · R · SQL · JavaScript
AI & NLPLLMs · NLP · text analysis · TF-IDF to transformers
GeospatialGIS · ArcGIS · QGIS · geospatial analytics
Data & Infradata engineering · statistical modeling · Power BI · Azure ML

Selected Projects

Digital Harms Tracker

Active

Structured database linking digital harm incidents to policy responses. Public interest AI infrastructure.

digitalharmstracker.org

Bait to Plate

Active

One of the largest seafood supply chain accountability databases in development, built at The Outlaw Ocean Project. Links fishing vessels, labor records, and catch data to trace accountability from ocean to consumer.

USAID Ethical AI Storymap

Published

Esri StoryMap built for USAID Digital Frontiers visualizing AI integration in global development.

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AI-Powered Conflict Dataset Builder

Archived

Proof of concept using NLP to build structured datasets from conflict news coverage.

Spa Creek Water Testing Platform

Completed

Civic tech for Spa Creek Conservancy — weekly water quality tracking for Annapolis waterways. Volunteer project.

Writing & Publications

AI & Technology

International Development & Data

  • “Five Tools to Foster Creative Innovation”

    digital@DAI, 2021

  • “COVID-19 Data Analysis: Demography, Behavior, and Environment”

    digital@DAI, 2020

  • “Open Source Versus Proprietary Data Management Stack”

    digital@DAI, 2019

  • “Getting the Basics of ICT4D Right”

    digital@DAI, 2018

  • “Putting the Brakes on Traffic Accidents”

    Pardee Center, University of Denver, 2012

Speaking

  • Panelist

    The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Peacebuilding

    PeaceCon 2024

  • Speaker

    Retrieval Augmented Generation and Conflict Data

    AI for Peace Conference, 2023

  • Moderator

    Toward Ethical Artificial Intelligence in International Development

    ICT4D, 2022

  • Moderator

    Understanding Algorithmic Bias

    Law Justice and Development Week, The World Bank, 2021

  • Panelist

    Open Mapping and Data in Disaster Response

    FedGeo Day, 2019

  • Speaker

    Data Science in 20-minutes or Less

    MerlTech, 2018

Teaching

Guest lecturer and course instructor at Johns Hopkins SAIS, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Institute of Peace — including early online course development on Moodle when that was still a frontier.

TechChange courses

  • TC141: Mapping for Social Good (2012, 2013, 2015)
  • TC104: Technology for Humanitarian Assistance (2012)

Contact

Takoma Park, MD

@gmaly.bsky.social