Demos Staff overview
Paul Skidmore
Paul Skidmore is currently a McConnell Fellow in the MPA programme at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. From 2002-2005 he was a senior researcher at Demos specialising in governance and civic renewal. He blogs at www.divideddemocracy.com
Sonia Sodha
Associate
Sonia Sodha is a Demos Associate and Head of Strategy and Policy at the Social Research Unit at Dartington.
Phil Spires
Phil Spires is founder of Spiral a London based social and consumer insight agency. He specialises in qualitative & ethnographic research plus strategy development.
Karen Stephenson
Karen Stephenson, Ph.D. is president of NetForm, Inc, recognized as one of the top 100 leading innovation companies by CIO in 2001.
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.
Gillian Thomas
Gillian Thomas is a fully trained qualitative specialist with over seven years experience in one-to-one interviewing, focus group facilitation and ethnographic fieldwork. She is experienced in a wide range of innovative research methods including in-home ethnographic studies and large public engagement events.
Loren Treisman
Loren Treisman is the National Health and Well-being Project Manager at The Foyer Federation, an organization which develops and encourages new approaches to supporting young people at risk as they make their transition to adult independence.
Rens van Tilburg
Senior Advisor to the Dutch Advisory Council on Science and Technology
Rens van Tilburg is working as a senior advisor to the Dutch Advisory Council on Science and Technology (www.awt.nl).
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.
James Mole
Communications Intern
James joined Demos in June 2010 and works as a Media and Communications Intern.
Marley Morris
Alumni
Marley was a research intern at Demos, working on the Violence and Extremism programme.
Zaki Nahaboo
Research Intern
Zaki joined Demos in June 2010 and is a research intern on the Open Left project.
Lisa O'Dea
Research Intern
Lisa joined Demos in April 2012 as a research intern on the Public Services and Welfare Project.
Marius Ostrowski
Research Intern
Marius joined Demos in July 2012 as a research intern for the Progressive Conservatism project.
Jenny Ousbey
Alumni
Jenny was a Junior Associate, working on the Public Services and Welfare programme.
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.
Samuel Jones
Associate
Samuel is an Associate of Demos. His interests include the arts, museums and galleries, and creativity.
Julia Margo
Alumni
Julia was Deputy Director at Demos. Her expertise is in social mobility, wellbeing and capabilities, education policy and anti-social behaviour.
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.
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.
Danny Alexander
Demos Advisory Council
Danny Alexander is the Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey and Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Richard Best
Demos Advisory Council
Baron Best is a member of the House of Lords, and former Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Vince Cable
Demos Advisory Council
Vince Cable is the Lib Dem MP for Twickenham and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Robert Cooper
Advisory Board Member
Robert Cooper is an adviser for High Representative Catherine Ashton with the European External Action Service.
Diane Coyle
Demos Advisory Council
Director of Enlightenment Economics, BBC Trustee and visiting professor at the University of Manchester
Lynsey Hanley
Demos Advisory Council
Lynsey Hanley is a writer and honorary research fellow at Lancaster University.
