The founding benefactor of the Peter Bennett Foundation, Peter Bennett, was born in Hong Kong and educated in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. The Peter Bennett Foundation was formed in 2013 to promote equity and reduce poverty through direct donations and institutional support. The founding benefactor of the Peter Bennett Foundation, Peter Bennett. The new Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford is the latest academic effort supported by the Peter Bennett Foundation. Peter Bennett says: ‘I am thrilled to play a part in the establishment of the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford.