DR ANDREW ARMSTRONG, GLOBAL LEAD, DATA INTEGRITY

Andrew oversees data verification and validation at Uptime Global. Previously, Andrew spent a decade working for an international engineering humanitarian and development NGO, Water Mission, where he led a global advisory team responsible for sustainable service delivery, behaviour change communication, and monitoring, evaluation and learning. He has also led the development and delivery of technical training programs for rural water professionals at the Global Water Center.  He holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Oxford, where his research examined the drivers for revenue generation from user payments for rural piped water services. He also holds a MSc in Environmental Engineering and a graduate certificate in global health from the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University, and is a professionally licensed environmental engineer in the United States.