Alan Smith | Speaker | TED

Alan Smith uses interactive graphics and statistics to breathe new life into how data is presented.

Why you should listen

Alan Smith is Data Visualisation Editor at the Financial Times in London. Previously he was Head of Digital Content at the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS).

With a background in cartography and digital mapping, he has spent the last decade finding ways of bringing statistics to wider audiences. In 2010, he was an inaugural recipient of the Royal Statistical Society’s Award for Excellence in Official Statistics. He was appointed Office of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s 2011 Birthday Honours list.