Brian Hamman is deputy editor of interactive news at The New York Times. He has led many innovative projects at The Times, including a relaunch of the “Room For Debate” opinion feature, the creation of an iPad and web dashboard where readers could see live updates from the Oscars and chat with editors, and the design of the award-winning “Toxic Waters” project, which allowed readers to identify chemicals in their water system and polluters in their area.

Prior to The Times, Hamman worked as an analyst in the database library for the National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting in Columbia, Mo. He has an MA in Journalism from the University of Missouri and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis where he studied English, American culture, and computer science.