Big Data Pioneer
Edwina
Dunn
CEO, Founder, Author, Speaker
Biography
Edwina Dunn is a pioneering and successful leader in the data industry, known for delivering transformative business change. She co-founded dunnhumby, which revolutionized the retail and consumer goods industry by pioneering Tesco Clubcard and other global loyalty programs. Her vision and work transformed the way retailers used customer data to drive their businesses, providing insights that had previously been unimaginable. The success of dunnhumby has been replicated worldwide, becoming the industry standard for customer insights. Its strategic importance was underlined when it was acquired by Tesco in 2011.
Edwina has served on a number of government boards including HMRC (NED), The Geospatial Commission (Commissioner) and The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (Chair). She also invested in a new generation of data and predictive algorithms when she became Chair of Starcount. Her pioneering work has earned her numerous accolades, including an OBE for her services to data and business in 2019, honorary doctorates from a number of universities.
Today, Edwina leads her Campaign: The Female Lead which is an active community of 8 million women, underpinned by an educational foundation, and focused on celebrating the achievements and diversity of women who shape our world. Using data to understand the challenges women face, Edwina works with businesses and the government to create new, mutually beneficial models and policies for the workplace.
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Press
"HarperCollins has scooped the new book from Edwina Dunn OBE, a big data pioneer, government adviser and founder of non-profit The Female Lead."
"When Edwina Dunn was a young girl, she dreamed of becoming a long distance truck driver. While she didn’t go on to achieve that goal, she did become a very successful business woman and the brains behind the Tesco Clubcard, the first and largest loyalty card in the world."
"From inspiring young girls by amplifying the stories of successful women to conducting research and influencing government policies, The Female Lead’s Founder Edwina Dunn discusses everything her organization stands for."