Patricia Herterich

Patricia Herterich is the Associate Director of Finance and Operations at OLS. She holds an MA in Library and Information Science from Humboldt University of Berlin (2013) and brings over a decade of experience in research data management and Open Science. Her previous roles include working on European-funded projects at CERN’s Scientific Information Service and in higher education institutions across the UK.

In her current role, Patricia focuses on co-developing processes and documentation that support the collaborative work of a remote, globally distributed team. She also leads OLS’s consultancy work on designing and running mentorship programmes.

She was a core contributor to The Turing Way and continues to champion community building and inclusive events that promote reproducible and open research. She is especially passionate about effective meeting facilitation and fostering welcoming collaborative spaces.