DEMOS

John joined Demos in 2002  and left in 2006 on secondment in the Office of the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office.  In 2007 he joined the CO on a permanent basis, before becoming the first Director of the Innovation Exchange - an organisation which seeks to support innovation from the third sector.  He is experienced in policy related to both communities and public services.  He is the author of Schools Out, which examines emerging practice within extended schools and Start with People, which looks at the role of community organisations in enabling civic participation and Production Values: Futures for professionalism

John has an MA in Education Policy from the Institute of Education, University of London.  He has previously worked as a researcher for both the Strategic Policy Team in the Home Office and the Policy and Innovation Unit in DfEE.  John is a former trustee of Toynbee Hall in East London and a former vice-president of Oxford University Student Union.