Tyler Radford

Focus Areas: Humanitarian Action, Digital Development, Open Data, Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits

Tyler Radford is a digital technologist continually seeking ways to put humanity at the heart of technology to shape a more just and equitable world. He recently led Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (aka “HOT”), a tech nonprofit with a team of 100 staff in 40 countries. In 2020, HOT was selected as a TED Audacious Project, Skoll Foundation Awardee, and Million Lives Collective member in recognition of the organization’s work: mobilizing a movement of 1 million people putting the least represented places on the world’s open digital map.

Prior to HOT, Tyler led a diverse array of people-focused, digital tech and data initiatives across the public, private, nonprofit, and international humanitarian sectors for the American Red Cross, United Nations, and for Fortune 500 firms with Deloitte Consulting.

Education

• Masters in International Affairs, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs