Jason Edge

I combine an active (and noisy) family life with two other great passions:

Data - I have never been in any doubt about the power of data! I wrestled the early web browsers into submission to deliver real-time data-driven financial systems (The frameworks to do this are now commonplace). I also developed a code generator that built web applications from databases. I recently led the team that developed the Data Management Strategy (including detailed policies and standards) for the Abu Dhabi Government.

Music - a musician and conductor, I relish directing music groups to lift music off the page and bring it alive. At the age of 12, I was recognised by the UK’s national media as the country’s youngest official church organist.

When everyone has finished 'crossing the Data Delta' (see our book by the same title), and all are singing from the same hymnsheet (sorry), I can focus on my childhood aspiration to be a Cathedral Organist!