We are pleased to announce Danielle Woolley will be joining us as an HTI Fellow. Danielle will be leading a project to help HTI use research to support better decision making by government and industry.
Danielle has a rich history working with federal and state governments to tackle social disadvantage, including senior roles at the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet with a responsibility for driving policy in the social, economic and environmental portfolios.
At HTI Danielle will be leading a piece of work to help HTI leverage the methods, insights and learnings from our THRIVE project, to support better decision making by government and industry in other ‘high stakes’ situations. THRIVE aims to identify new pathways for children and young people who unfairly experience barriers to education.
According to Professor Sally Cripps, HTI Director, Technology, THRIVE will push the frontier of data science methods to generate new insights and guide designs of practical initiatives that overcome the limitations of current knowledge.
Ideally, we’re aiming through this work to revolutionise the way in which decisions are made and policies are evaluated, using digital technologies. Danielle will be working closely with our team to develop ways to turn research into effective policy. We’re very excited to be working with her.
Professor Sally Cripps
Most recently Danielle was a Partner at KPMG where she worked with government clients to co-design, implement and evaluate programs that deliver lasting outcomes for vulnerable children, families and communities.