Demos Staff overview
Jonathan Todd
Associate
Jonathan is a Demos Associate, currently working on the economics of cities.
Josephine Brady
Events Officer and Operations Manager
Josephine is the Events Officer and Operations Manager at Demos.
Max Wind-Cowie
Head of the Progressive Conservatism Project
Max Wind-Cowie runs the Progressive Conservatism Project at Demos, which identifies conservative values and policies that have progressive ends.
Sophie Duder
Head of External Affairs
Sophie is Demos' Head of External Affairs and runs our partnership and events programmes.
Christian Barnett
Christian is Executive director of strategic planning for Global Client partners at BrandBuzz, New York.
Danny Chesterman
Danny is a consultant specialising in leadership development and whole system change in public service.
David Hargreaves
David has a long career in education, and is currently a fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge.
David Steven
David Steven is a policy analyst, strategic consultant and researcher. He is Managing Director of River Path Associates, where he specialises in international responses to global risks and has worked for clients such as the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum.
Dom Longford
Associate Economist
Dom is an Associate Economist at Demos, working on Building Character and the Home Front project.
Eric Kaufmann
Associate
Eric Kaufmann is Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Faizal Farook
Faizal joined Demos in August 2006. His research interests are public services, healthcare, citizen participation and management theory.
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.
Katia Knight
Events and Partnerships Intern
Katia joined Demos in November 2012 as an Events and Partnerships intern.
Katie Dash
Research Intern
Katie joined Demos in August 2010 and worked on the Political Economy programme
Kyle Johnston
Research Intern
Kyle joined Demos in January 2011 as a research intern on the Violence and Extremism programme.
Lisa O'Dea
Research Intern
Lisa joined Demos in April 2012 as a research intern on the Public Services and Welfare Project.
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 Progressive Conservatism Project
Max Wind-Cowie runs the Progressive Conservatism Project at Demos, which identifies conservative values and policies that have progressive ends.
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.
