Our Team
About Us
Founded in 2021 by James Doherty and Donal Hill, Planetixx emerged from the winning idea at the Hack the Planet competition (with the company originally called Plastic-i). Our team combines world-class expertise in remote sensing, deep learning, marine observation and product development, united by a shared mission.
At Planetixx, we believe that safeguarding our planet starts with protecting the ocean. Our innovative technology is designed to provide robust, actionable intelligence that unlocks the full potential of the blue economy and supports a healthy, well-managed, thriving ocean.
Our Values
Rigour
Excellence
Impact
Humility
Objectivity
Collaboration
Co-Founding Team
Dr. James Doherty
Founder & CEO
- 10+ years tech entrepreneur
- 4 years of legal practice at Eversheds & John Lewis
- Science to Data Science Fellow
- PhD in Astronomy (OU)
- Law degrees from the universities of Cambridge & Oxford
Dr. Donal Hill
Founder & CTO
- 10+ years as a particle physicist at the LHCb Experiment, CERN
- Senior Data Scientist at the Swiss Data Science Centre & UEFA
- Marie Curie Fellow at EPFL
- PhD in Particle Physics from the University of Oxford
Jack Lidgley
Co-Founder & Developer
- 6+ years experience building commercial Earth Observation platforms
- Software Engineer at eOsphere
- MPhys in Physics & Astronomy from the University of Southampton