Will Woods

Will Woods is the Principal and Chief Executive Officer at the Open College of the Arts, where they have been fostering a culture of educational technology innovation and inclusion since 2017. With thirty years of leadership experience in Higher Education, they have previously served as a member of the International Metadata Standards Executive Board and as a Technical Advisor to the STARS project. Will holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Honours degree in Computer Science from Queen's University Belfast and has been recognized as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. They specialize in strategic planning, curriculum development, and change management within the creative industries.