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Petr Bouchal
I work at the intersection of data analysis and public policy. I make data useful for decision-making by building teams, data products – and knowledge.
Professional Experience
Head of Data Science and Modelling Unit
Government Analysis Unit, Government Office
Prague
current - 7/2024
- Leadership across data work - standards, infrastructure, team development, deliverables
- Leads projects from scoping to delivering recommendations to ministers
Senior Analyst
Government Analysis Unit, Office of the Government
Prague
7/2024 - 7/2023
- X-Gov unit supporting policy making with evidence and analysis
- Led projects on public sector data sharing and civil service reform
Senior Researcher (part time w/ parental leave)
Czech Priorities
Prague
9/2023 - 9/2020
- PI for major applied research project supporting analysis in government
- local expert for EC JRC devising EIPM reforms for the Czech Government
Consulting: data, policy, research (part time w/ parental leave)
Freelance
Prague
7/2023 - 1/2020
- worked with several public and non-profit clients to enhance their data capabilities
- projects building internal tools, datasets, pipelines and analytics products
Head of Strategy and Development Office
Prague Institute of Planning and Development
Prague
12/2019 - 1/2019
- led multidisciplinary team of urban policy experts
- oversaw analytical projects incl. data analysis and communication
Head of Data
D21
Prague
12/2018 - 4/2018
- member of senior team leading on data strategy
- led team of 3 data analysts
- responsible for analytical and visual quality of deliverables for CZ and FR clients
Head of Evaluation Unit (evaluator until 12/2015)
Ministry of Regional Development
Prague
3/2018 - 2/2015
- led team of six responsible for policy evaluation in EU funds in Czechia
- oversaw in-house and commissioned policy evaluation projects
- responsible for QA of data analysis and communication of insights
Research Analyst
Institute for Government
London, UK
1/2015 - 4/2012
- co-created project assessing performance of UK public sector
- delivered data products in multiple formats to senior decision makers, media, public
Strategy and Development Manager
Open Society Fund Prague
Prague
4/2012 - 7/2011
- led on foundation strategy
- co-developed open-data initiative
Education
M.Phil. European Politics and Society (distinction)
Oxford University
Oxford, UK
2011 - 2009
- Methods training: research design, statistics, data collection
- Thesis: quantitative modeling of EU lawmaking
BA International Relations / Economics
Tufts University
Medford, MA, USA
2009 - 2005
European politics and history (study abroad)
Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany
2009 - 2009
Philosophy, politics, economics (study abroad)
Oxford University
Oxford, UK
2008 - 2007
Professional training
Government Analytics Fellowship
World Bank
Washington, D.C.
2024
DesignKit: human-centred design course
IDEO
online
2018
Introductory management training
Ministry of Regional Development
Praha
2017
Counterfactual Impact Evaluation Methods Autumn School
ASVAPP
Pracatinat, Italy
2015
Service
Contributions to open source software in R
creater, contributor
current - 2013
- two packages in official CRAN repository for Czech public sector data
- small contributions to other packages; multiple side-projects using public data
Czech Evaluation Society
member of the Governing Board
Prague
2023 - 2020
Open Society Fund Prague
member of the Board of Trustees
Prague
2022 - 2015
Discover Summer School
tutor
CR / SR
2016 - 2012