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Isabella Pighi

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Head of data at BBC
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Isabella Pighi is the Head of Data at the BBC, leveraging 20 years of experience in data architecture and analytics within the music and entertainment industry. Her career includes leadership roles at Spotify, Napster, SoundCloud, and Google/YouTube. Colleagues describe her as smart, respected, and an inspiring, passionate leader.

Isabella is an avid music fan who is passionate about the intersection of creativity and technology. She actively advocates for women in STEM, sharing her insights at events like Ada Lovelace Day, and explores how data can be used to create inspiring atmospheres for future generations of technologists.

She is proposing a presentation for SXSW on how generative AI and data science are creating the new playbook for music marketing.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Head of data
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Generative AI
Actively hiring GenAI engineers at the BBC and is proposing an SXSW presentation on generative AI's impact on the music industry.
Music Technology
Her career spans data leadership roles at major music tech companies like Spotify, SoundCloud, Napster, and the BBC, with a focus on data strategy.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Head of data
BBC
2-2023 - 5-2024
Director
Spotify
1-2021 - 12-2022
Vice President of Data
Napster (Rhapsody International)
4-2020 - 1-2021
VP of Data
SoundCloud
10-2019 - 4-2020
Head of Data
SoundCloud
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Education
Master of Science (MSc)
UCL
Master of Science (MSc)
Università degli Studi di Milano
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