Steve Spiker

Steve Spiker (Spike) is the Director of Research & Technology with Urban Strategies Council, a social impact nonprofit based in Oakland, California, and is the captain of the new OpenOakland CfA Brigade. He speaks nationally on data driven decision making in public policy, community development and applied social research. Spike serves on the executive committee of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership and has successfully advocated for open data policies in Oakland and Alameda County. He manages the development of opensource technology, spatial analysis projects and mapping systems.