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.
Joe Coward
Research Intern
Joe joined Demos in July 2010 as a research intern, working on the Open Left project.
Rory Cronin
Alumni
Rory worked for the Centre for London communications team, and interned for the Demos media and communications team.
Katie Dash
Research Intern
Katie joined Demos in August 2010 and worked on the Political Economy programme
Maggie Efford
Events and Partnerships Intern
Maggie joined Demos in August 2012 as an events and partnerships 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.
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.
Julian le Grand
Demos Advisory Council
Julian le Grand is the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Chairman of Health England.
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.
Ed Mayo
Demos Advisory Council
Ed Mayo is Chief Executive of Consumer Focus and Secretary General of Co-operatives UK.
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.
George Osborne
Demos Advisory Council
George Osborne is the Conservative MP for Tatton and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Jenni Russell
Demos Advisory Council
Jenni Russell is a columnist for the Sunday Times and the Guardian.
Richard Sennett
Demos Advisory Council
Richard Sennett is a Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics.