Demos Staff overview
Ally Paget
Junior Associate
Ally joined Demos as a Junior Associate in July 2012, working on the public services and welfare programme.
Carl Miller
Research Director at CASM
Carl is co-founder and Research Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM) at Demos.
Claudia Wood
Deputy Director
Claudia is Deputy Director of Demos. Her primary research interests are health and social care, public service markets and personalisation, ageing, disability and benefits reform.
Jamie Bartlett
Head of the Violence and Extremism Programme
Jamie is the Head of the Violence and Extremism Programme and the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media. His primary research interests are: terrorism, extremism and social media analysis, including the use of social media by political movements and law enforcement agencies.
Jo Salter
Researcher
Jo is a Researcher at Demos, working on the Public Services and Welfare Programme.
Alessandra Buonfino
Alessandra's primary interests are in the areas of belonging, migration and emotions.
Alex Evans
Alex Evans is a senior non-resident fellow at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation
Anthony Painter
Associate
Anthony is a Demos Associate working on the Open Left Coalitions Project - a look at demographic and attitudinal changes and their impact on the UK politics.
Catherine Fieschi
Catherine Fieschi is the director of Counterpoint, a research and advisory group that focuses on the cultural dynamics of risk.
Charlie Edwards
Associate
Charlie is Director of National Security and Resilience Studies at the Royal United Services Institute.
Chris Yapp
Chris has been in the IT Industry since 1980 at Honeywell, ICL and most recently Hewlett Packard.
Christian Barnett
Christian is Executive director of strategic planning for Global Client partners at BrandBuzz, New York.
Nick Claydon
Trustee
Nick is a partner at corporate communication agency, Brunswick, with over fifteen years experience advising clients on financial, corporate and critical media issues.
Penny Egan
Trustee
Penny Egan is Executive Director of the US-UK Fulbright Commission and former Director of the RSA.
Abigail Malortie
Research Intern
Abigail joined Demos in October 2012 as a part-time Research Intern with the Centre for London.
Adam Bowie
Alumni
Adam was Head of Partnerships and Events at Demos and External Affairs Manager at Centre for London.
Ailsa McLagan
Events and Partnerships Intern
Ailsa joined Demos in December 2012 as an Events and Partnership intern.
Alan Lockey
Research Intern
Alan joined Demos in May 2010, full-time, working on the Open Left Project.
Albert Chan
Events and Partnerships Intern
Albert joined Demos in April 2012 as an Events and Partnerships intern.
Alex Wessely
Research Intern
Alex Wessely is a research intern working with Matt Grist on the family and society programme.
Alex Canfor-Dumas
Research Intern
Alex joined Demos in July 2010 as a research intern, working on the Character Inquiry.
Jamie Bartlett
Head of the Violence and Extremism Programme
Jamie is the Head of the Violence and Extremism Programme and the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media. His primary research interests are: terrorism, extremism and social media analysis, including the use of social media by political movements and law enforcement agencies.
Julia Margo
Alumni
Julia was Deputy Director at Demos. Her expertise is in social mobility, wellbeing and capabilities, education policy and anti-social behaviour.
Max Wind-Cowie
Head of the Integration and National Identity programme
Max Wind-Cowie is Head of the Integration and National Identity programme.
Richard Reeves
Director
Richard is a former Director of Demos. His interests include trends in British politics; the economics and politics of wellbeing; liberal political philosophy; and the future of the workplace.
Samuel Jones
Associate
Samuel is an Associate of Demos. His interests include the arts, museums and galleries, and creativity.
Robert Cooper
Advisory Board Member
Robert Cooper is an adviser for High Representative Catherine Ashton with the European External Action Service.
Sir David Omand
Demos Advisory Council
Sir David Omand is visiting Professor in the War Studies Department, King’s College, and former Permanent Secretary of the Home Office.
Stuart White
Demos Advisory Council
Stuart White is a Fellow in Politics and Director of the Public Policy Unit, University of Oxford
Vince Cable
Demos Advisory Council
Vince Cable is the Lib Dem MP for Twickenham and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.
