チーム紹介 | micro:bit

私たちのストーリー

BBC micro:bitは元々、2014年に開始したBBCのMake It Digitalイニシアチブの一環として開発されました。 29人の専門家のパートナーが参加し、それぞれのリソースや専門知識を提供しました。

2016年初頭からBBC Educationが主導するプロジェクトを通じて、英国全国の7年生 (もしくは11～12歳の同等の学年)、非公式な教育環境、図書館に、最大100万台のmicro:bitが配布されました。

Micro:bit Educational Foundationは、世界中の学生にmicro:bitのインスピレーションをもたらすことを目的として、2016年10月に設立されました。現在、世界中に推定1,100万台のmicro:bitがあり、世界各国で約6,300万人の若者の教育を支援してきました。

理事会

Stephen Pattison

Stephen has been the Foundation's Chair since 2017, but has been involved in the micro:bit project since its early days as VP Public Affairs at Arm. Stephen's varied career has included him working as a British diplomat in the UK and overseas, Head of International Business Development for Dyson, and CEO of the International Chamber of Commerce (UK).

Dr Ambily Banerjee

Ambily is a Senior Director, Clinical Research Equity, at Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine. She joined the Foundation board in 2021. Following her PhD in Molecular Biology, Ambily worked in academia before moving to the pharmaceutical industry in 2007. She is an active advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion, and is also a board member for Slough Council for Voluntary Services.

Cerys Griffiths

Cerys jointly led the original BBC micro:bit project and has been a board member since 2018. A former journalist and editor, Cerys currently works as Head of Content Production for BBC Education. She also has overall editorial responsibility for Tiny Happy People, the BBC’s early years language and communication initiative.

Michelle Richmond

Michelle is the Director of IET's Membership & Professional Development Directorate and has been a Foundation board member since 2016. Having previously worked as Chartered Engineer, Michelle was "Young Woman Engineer of the Year" in 1990 and awarded an MBE for services to engineering in 2019.

Gareth Stockdale

Gareth has been a board director since 2016 and was appointed CEO at the Micro:bit Educational Foundation in January 2018. As Head of Operations for BBC Education, Gareth was the joint project lead for the micro:bit project and led the process which culminated in the formation of the Micro:bit Educational Foundation. Prior to this, Gareth worked for Twofour, using digital media to enhance education and training.

Lisa Opie

Lisa Opie is Managing Director of Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Leamington. Part of the wider Ubisoft group, with 20,000 team members working across more than 30 countries worldwide, the studios are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. New to games, Lisa was previously Managing Director Production, BBC Studios. She helped lead the division into the commercial market and oversaw a raft of titles including Planet Earth 2, Doctor Who, Trying, Strictly Come Dancing, and Good Omens, among many more.

Gary Campbell

Gary is Executive Vice President of Arm’s Central Engineering team, which encompasses most of Arm’s engineering functions. He joined Arm in 1998 as a CPU designer and holds a BEng degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. His passion for excellence enables Arm to deliver a continued increase in its cadence of products, on schedule with industry-leading quality and performance. Under his leadership, Arm’s engineering teams have doubled the number of products delivered in line with the growth of Arm and its expansion into new markets.