Cathy Riley
About Cathy Riley
Cathy Riley is the Strategic Partnerships Director at GRID3, specializing in enhancing data applications and strengthening capacity through various innovative tools and partnerships.
Cathy Riley's Current Title
Cathy Riley serves as the Strategic Partnerships Director. In this role, she plays a pivotal role in managing and expanding strategic collaborations to enhance the organizational reach and effectiveness.
Cathy Riley’s Education and Expertise
Cathy Riley holds an MPhil degree, offering a strong academic foundation for her work. Her expertise lies in capacity strengthening and data applications, particularly in managing and developing learning management systems (LMS) and overseeing large-scale data initiatives.
Cathy Riley's Role at GRID3
Cathy Riley oversees GRID3’s capacity strengthening activities and manages its learning management system (LMS). She works on ensuring that methods and data produced by GRID3 meet the needs of governments. Additionally, she plays a key role in service placement strategies by collaborating closely with in-country partners.
GRID3 Data Applications Under Cathy Riley
Cathy Riley emphasizes data applications across various sectors. One of her significant contributions includes strengthening the design and implementation of household surveys through the GridSample tool. She collaborates with data users in governments and the private sector to turn GRID3 data solutions into practical and actionable insights.
Cathy Riley's Quote on Mobility Data
Cathy Riley was quoted saying, 'With mobility data extracted from Call Detail Records, Flowminder can add a dynamic perspective to GRID3 demographic data. Our experience in this sector has allowed the GRID3 partnership to expand its solutions and provide governments with timely and highly-needed data, particularly essential in responding to crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.' This highlights her emphasis on using advanced data analytics to address critical needs during crises.