Helen Tatlow is the Data Lead for the Net Zero Tracker, a collaboration between Oxford Net Zero, the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, the Data-Driven EnviroLab and the NewClimate Institute. The Tracker is the pre-eminent global resource for assessing the coverage and robustness of net zero pledges. Helen oversees the development and maintenance of the Tracker database, and coordinates a team of dedicated project volunteers who update the database through a citizen science approach.

Prior to this role, Helen gained extensive policy tracking experience as the Data Systems Manager for the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker. She has also worked as a consultant for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs conducting research into the COVID-19 impact and response in humanitarian settings. Before joining the Tracker team, Helen worked as a Programme Manager for Health Data Research UK, managing the delivery of five Research Driver programmes to assemble national scale ‘research ready’ data assets, and improve trustworthy health data infrastructure.

Helen holds a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Edinburgh, and a first class honours degree in Geography from the University of Oxford.