Demos Staff overview
Catherine Fieschi
Catherine Fieschi is the director of Counterpoint, a research and advisory group that focuses on the cultural dynamics of risk.
John Grant
John Grant was a co-founder of groundbreaking ad agency St Luke’s and is a recognised business author and consultant who has worked with leadership teams of major corporations such as IKEA, Freshfields, BT, Andersen on issues ranging from strategy to speech writing
Hannah Green
Hannah Green ran the Families and Care programme at Demos before going to Japan to carry out comparative research on care and families.
James Gregory
Researcher
James is lead researcher on Centre for London's social housing and worklessness project.
Matt Grist
Associate
Matt is a Demos Associate. He was previously a Senior Researcher on the Family and Society Programme. His expert areas include education, skills policy, youth policy and behaviour change. He is currently seconded to the Cabinet office.
David Hargreaves
David has a long career in education, and is currently a fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge.
James Harkin
James Harkin is Director of Talks at London's ICA, a columnist for The Guardian and a writer for the Financial Times magazine.
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.
Jessica Barrett
Events and Partnerships Intern
Jess joined Demos in May 2012 as an Events and Partnerships Intern.
Jack Benfield
Junior Associate
Jack was a Junior Associate at Demos, working on the Populism in Europe project.
Sid Bennett
Research Intern
Sid joined Demos in February 2013 as a Research Intern with the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media.
Calum Benson
Communications Intern
Calum joined Demos in June 2010 as an Events & Communications Intern.
Maia Beresford
Research Intern
Maia joined Demos in June 2012 as a research intern on the family and society programme.
Adam Bowie
Alumni
Adam was Head of Partnerships and Events at Demos and External Affairs Manager at Centre for London.
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.
Richard Thaler
Demos Advisory Council
Richard Thaler is Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, University of Chicago.
Stuart White
Demos Advisory Council
Stuart White is a Fellow in Politics and Director of the Public Policy Unit, University of Oxford
David Willetts
Demos Advisory Council
David Willets is the MP for Havant and Minister of State for Universities and Science.
Jonathan Wolff
Demos Advisory Council
Jonathan Wolff is a Professor of Philosophy at University College London.