Pete is a mathematician working mostly on the stratetgy and innovation, the foundations of AI, network theory, analytics, and data science. During his career he has led research teams within both commercial organisations in industry, and in academia. He has advised the UK Gove, and UKRI organisations including serving of EPSRC Council and BBSRC Council. He was a founding Trustee of the Alan Turing Institute. He was awarded a CBE in 2005 in HM Queen.s Birthday Honours list. He is a professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and he is the founder and CEO of Astut Ltd, and Explorative AI company..