Otto Ottinger, Managing Director, The Datalabs Agency

John “Otto” Ottinger is a data visualizer, specializing in the visual design of complex data systems. The founder and Managing Director of the Datalabs Agency, a data visualization & consultancy, Otto works at the intersection of user experience (UX) design, visual analytics, and storytelling. He started his career as an interactive designer at National Geographic, in Washington, DC. There he learned the same information design and storytelling techniques that he teaches in his workshops. Now in his role at Datalabs, Otto has gone on to design software, dashboards, infographics, and data tools for clients like Nestlé, Mercedes-Benz, Bupa, BlackRock, eBay, Marriott, CommBank, and HCF, among others.