Karthik Ram is a scientist and leading advocate for open science, dedicated to transforming how research is shared and advanced. As co-founder of rOpenSci, he has helped build global communities and tools that make data more accessible and reusable across disciplines. His background spans ecology, statistics, and software development, but his true focus is breaking down barriers to collaboration.

At The Navigation Fund, Karthik continues this mission, supporting initiatives that accelerate scientific discovery through openness and transparency. Whether developing infrastructure or shaping policy, he is driven by a simple belief: science moves forward when knowledge is shared.