Holly was an early London hire at the then Series D startup, Databricks in 2019. She joined from Lloyds Banking Group where she worked as lead data scientist. A new opportunity at Databricks allowed Holly to help data teams solve the world’s toughest problems.

Bringing her leadership skills to Databricks, she has been instrumental in making customers truly successful with their data. Over the last two years, she has kept her technical skills sharp by going back to hands-on work so that she always has a finger on the pulse with the latest emerging technologies. Through her consulting work, she has implemented petabyte scale data pipelines and advises some of the biggest Fortune 500 companies on how to get the most value out of their data. At Databricks, her contributions aren’t just limited to existing customers and she has spoken to wide audiences at Data and AI Summits through talks and training courses. This year she has trained 1500 people on how to use Databricks.

Holly brings a unique style to her work, with an emphasis on the democratisation of information. She can be counted on to break any complexity down to the crux of the problem. After passing her 5x Developer certificates in multiple languages, she has coached many others to pass their exams too.

She is on the Scoping & Impact committee member for Datakind UK, a nonprofit that harnesses the power of data science for social good by bringing together teams of pro bono data scientists with social change organisations. To ensure the right projects are worked on, she assess social change organisations for their ability to make a positive impact in a meaningful, ethical and data driven way.

Women in Data recognised Holly in 2020 for her contributions to its mission. In partnership with Women in Data she has trained over 100 women in Apache Spark, and has spoken at schools to encourage young girls into a career in tech.