Amber Ivey “AI” is currently a Vice President at a non-profit where she leads a team that helps governments drive impact. In her prior role, she served as the Senior Director for the Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University where she led a team that helped governments use data to make decisions. Formerly, she worked at The Pew Charitable Trust—a nonprofit focused on solving today's challenges by using data-driven, nonpartisan analysis. Here, Amber led the data collection and organization efforts of a first-of-its-kind research study on how all 50 states and the District of Columbia use data to solve complex problems, improve the delivery of government services, manage resources, and evaluate effectiveness. Most recently, Amber led a team that provided technical as well as strategic assistance to states and counties, who were working towards streamlining their business processes and launching technology, like legal assistance websites and online courts, to modernize and improve access to the legal system.

Prior to Pew, Amber worked for Maryland StateStat—a performance-measurement and management office created by former Governor Martin O'Malley (D). She also analyzed agency data to improve state government performance at the Governor's Office of Performance Improvement under Governor Larry Hogan (R).

Before joining the State of Maryland, Amber was a logistics manager for a Fortune 50 company where she used data to drive efficiency, productivity, and profits. She switched from private to the public sector to use her skills in service of government efficiency. She has her MPA and J.D. and is excited to serve at the intersection of data, technology, public policy, and law.

Amber is also the founder of Ivey Collective–a training, coaching, and consultancy group that helps people and organizations improve their personal and institutional practices.

Rudy DeLeon Dinglas is dedicated to bridging the realities of public management and academia in ways that are operational and practical. His work as an expert on public policy and administration, along with data and performance practices spans across borders  - he has worked with states and cities across the US and central Europe. Rudy currently serves as the Director of Planning & Operations at the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence. As the center's Chief of Staff, he manages the people, processes, and the strategic objectives across the center in efforts to help mayors and government executives build data management capabilities through coaching, training, and technical assistance across the Americas.

He has received the Emerging Leader Award of Excellence for his dedication to performance-based governance and has a background in local government performance management, strategic planning, transportation policy, and emergency services. Rudy is a PhD candidate in public policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Tiffany C. Davis is an open data advocate who works to improve government data practices and help solve complex challenges through the use of data and evidence. As the Director of the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University, she leads a team of senior advisors who provide technical assistance and coaching to city government leaders across the Americas. She is also launching a new program focus on leaders in Africa.

Tiffany has worked with numerous partners including foundations, academic institutions, local and state governments, and non-profit organizations to sustain data practices through training and education. Prior to joining JHU, she led initiatives on neighborhood revitalization and data management for the Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development. With a track record of success in managing programs, grants, and data governance, Tiffany is dedicated to providing impactful and equitable services to residents.