Team

Layered was founded in 2019 based on an ongoing series of conversations between Ayesha Khalil, Kieran Tilley, and Jonah Rudlin.

Layered aimed to bring together Ayesha's background in multilateral development agencies, Jonah's experience in urban and humanitarian development, and Kieran's expertise in software engineering and technology.

Our Approach

We recognised how emerging technologies—such as machine learning, geospatial analytics, and large language models—had been beginning to evolve very quickly. Yet, many of these tools remained underutilised within urban development, policy or humanitarian work. We therefore set out to design tools that leveraged these new use cases, which we believed to be diverse, in a way that could be used by governments, development banks, developers, NGO's and humanitarian agencies to better implement their objectives.

Aim

Based on this approach, Layered has three core aims:

Create useful tools – Develop a platform that supports data-driven and evidence-based decision-making.
Make them accessible – Remove technical barriers so non-experts can leverage data effectively.
Support impact – Empower projects that drive positive social, environmental, and economic change.
Ayesha Khalil

Ayesha Khalil

Co-founder

Multi-lateral development specialist with experience working across international agencies on sustainable development initiatives.

Jonah Rudlin

Jonah Rudlin

Co-founder

Urban and humanitarian development specialist focused on identifying multi-disciplinary solutions for complex development challenges.

Kieran Tilley

Kieran Tilley

Co-founder

Software engineering expert with background in quantitative analysis and health tech, bringing technical expertise to social impact projects.

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