About Me

Data has infinite potential.

But just like a ball of yarn 🧶, data needs to be weaved and knitted together into insights.

Hello. My name is Yanika Borg and here’s 4 things I am good at and can help you with:

  • data analytics

  • data storytelling

  • increasing data literacy

  • managing data projects

With a background in maths and statistics, I am a data analytics & communications expert with 14+ years of experience.

A person with glasses and dark hair smiling, wearing a white T-shirt with blue and red trim, and blue jeans, posing against a neutral background.

Credit: Giola Cassar

It is a joy for me to work with data - an endless source of fascination.

I listen closely and work with you to understand your needs.

I work with rigour and pay attention to details.

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The Data Knitters

I have set up end-of-month reporting solutions for charities and small businesses. Need something similar? Come say hi.

I have prepared visualisations and data stories for news platforms, print magazines and non-profit organisations. Have a look at my projects. And if you are looking for something similar, get in touch.

I have guest lectured at the University of Malta multiple times on the art and science of data storytelling. Want me to speak at your event? Contact me.

The story so far

After a PhD in Synthetic Biology at University College London, I cut my teeth at the London office of Deloitte, working on projects in retail, food & beverage, telecoms, media and education.

Data for a good cause

I spent 4+ years with the charity Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which focuses on the circular economy. Here I doubled down on all things data analytics: championing data, increasing data literacy across the Foundation, advising on metric selection to measure success, developing the Foundation’s first data stack to break down data silos, setting up a web analytics monitoring system, developing self-service reports and driving innovation via data science.

I’ve also been part of a team of women who sailed across the Atlantic with the not-for-profit organisation eXXpedition. An experience I will treasure forever, our mission was to gather data on microplastics to better understand how the density of microplastics varies across the ocean and at different ocean depths.

The Data Knitters founder, Dr Yanika Borg, carrying out experiments with a colleague on a sailing boat in the middle of the Atlantic

Do I actually knit?

Yes. I really enjoy knitting and sewing. And reading. And cooking.

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