Team

“Fostering open technologies by and for the people”

Florin supports the public sector on its journey to become more open. Prior to taking over as Director, Florin managed our Prototype Fund. In his spare time, he co-organizes Kino im Kocher, a free open air cinema in Bern. Say hi! (Photo: World Economic Forum/Faruk Pinjo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)  

“Creating safe and creative spaces where people can grow and make mistakes”

Darienne is a spoken word poet gone development economist gone community creator. Among many other things she’s founded Poetry Slam in Mexico, has worked with homeless youth and founded in 2016, a Women’s Organisation called Vulva Alpha. She cares deeply about inequality, access to resources and empowerment – and is excited about Opendata’s role in this endeavour.

“Free knowledge for all!”

Gaston has a design background, which is why art collections, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) are particularly close to his heart. He leads and supports various projects from this and also other fields, which as a main motivation support the transfer of knowledge and drive the linking of resources. In his spare time, he likes to design posters or work with the screen printing machine.

“Try, fail, learn, improve.”

Christian manages the Prototype Fund and supports our association regarding concept development, PR and communication. Besides his work for Opendata.ch, he works as an entrepreneur and communications expert. As a lecturer at the ZHDK, he now passes on to students what he once learned about creative entrepreneurship as a playwright and dramaturge. On a voluntary basis, Christian is committed to analogue and digital inclusion and to greener cities. He is married, has a daughter and lives in Basel.