Janet Haven
Executive Director, Data & Society

@janethaven

Janet Haven is the executive director of Data & Society. Previously, she was Data & Society’s director of programs and strategy; spent more than a decade at the Open Society Foundations, where she oversaw funding strategies and grant making related to technology’s role in supporting and advancing civil society, particularly in the areas of human rights and governance and accountability; and started her career in technology startups in central Europe, participating in several successful acquisitions. She sits on the board of the Public Lab for Open Science and Technology and advises a range of nonprofit organizations. Janet holds an MA from the University of Virginia and a BA from Amherst College.