Danny Ward

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT DANNY WARD

I’m a data and digital strategy leader with 11+ years of experience across AI, analytics, marketing technology, data engineering, data science and growth strategy. I’ve built scalable data ecosystems, launched SaaS products and helped some of the UK’s biggest brands turn data into action.From architecting full-stack analytics platforms and CDP strategies to delivering AI-powered automation and decision intelligence, my work bridges deep technical expertise with commercial impact. I’ve built data functions from the ground up, developed service offerings and led cross-functional capabilities across agency and client-side environments.I’m the founder of several non-monitised personal ventures, including:• Web Blocks – a personal data control platform giving users a centralized way to manage and delete their data from third-party systems, promoting privacy, transparency, and user empowerment• AutoTagManager – a SaaS platform using AI to automate tag auditing, integration and data layer governance• NYX – a next-gen AI trading system and blockchain ecosystem designed to be one of the world’s first decentralized crypto hedge funds. Powered by multi-agent reinforcement learning, NYX executes adaptive strategies with profits distributed in stablecoins, governed by token-based voting and partially allocated to user-directed charitable initiatives• Pipeline Copilot – an AI assistant for data professionals, built to auto-profile datasets, suggest and apply feature engineering and debug data pipelines in real time. A lightweight, local-first alternative to dbt• Blue Pig – a decentralized marketplace for AI-ready datasets, enabling contributors to license, monetise and share high-quality data that powers classification, generation, prediction and automation in modern AI systemsPreviously, I’ve held marketing and data leadership roles at WPP, THG, Studio Retail, and HiveMinded, delivering large-scale transformations and innovation.Currently:• Managing a cross-functional agency data service spanning analytics, BI, engineering, data science, martech & AI• Building AI-powered platforms that solve real-world problems and scale intelligently• Creating systems that connect automation, governance and impactI thrive where data, technology and strategy intersect — whether that’s deploying AI agents, launching infrastructure or turning insight into growth.Let’s connect if you’re building with data, exploring AI or shaping the future of decentralized intelligence.