Demos Staff overview
Jonathan Birdwell
Head of the Citizens Programme
Jonathan is Head of the Citizens Programme at Demos. His research expertise lies in counter-terrorism, public behaviour and drugs policy. He is also interested in theories of democracy and civic regeneration.
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.
Ellen McLagan
Research Intern
Ellen joined Demos in October 2010 as a research intern on the Violence and Extremism project.
Ellie Brawn
Research Intern
Ellie joined Demos in June 2011 as a research intern working with Claudia Wood on health and social care for disabled people.
Emily Millane
Research Intern
Emily joined Demos in September 2010 as a Research Intern and is working on the Progressive Conservatism Project.
Emma Sinclair
Events Intern
Emma joined Demos in August 2011 as an Events Intern, working with Sarah Kennedy and Sophie Duder in preparation for the 2011 party conferences.
Evrim Camuz
Research Intern
Evrim joined Demos in January 2013 as a Research Intern with the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media.
Freya Wigzell
Research Intern
Freya joined Demos in September 2012 as a Research Intern for the Centre for London.
Gaja Maestri
Research Intern
Gaja joined Demos at the end of April 2012 as a research intern on the Family and Society programme.
Gerard Corvin
Media and Communications Intern
Gerard joined Demos in January 2011 as a Media and Communications Intern.
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.
Danny Alexander
Demos Advisory Council
Danny Alexander is the Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey and Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
David Marquand
Demos Advisory Council
David Marquand is the chair of the Demos Advisory Council, Visiting Fellow, department of politics, University of Oxford and Honorary Professor of Politics, University of Sheffield.
David Willetts
Demos Advisory Council
David Willets is the MP for Havant and Minister of State for Universities and Science.
Diane Coyle
Demos Advisory Council
Director of Enlightenment Economics, BBC Trustee and visiting professor at the University of Manchester
Ed Mayo
Demos Advisory Council
Ed Mayo is Chief Executive of Consumer Focus and Secretary General of Co-operatives UK.
George Osborne
Demos Advisory Council
George Osborne is the Conservative MP for Tatton and Chancellor of the Exchequer.