Our Team
DIRECTOR
WILL TANNER
Will Tanner advised the Prime Minister Theresa May between 2013 and 2017, as a Special Adviser in the Home Office and as Deputy Head of Policy in 10 Downing Street. He has also previously worked for the leading communications firm, Portland, and for the independent thinktank, Reform.
Email: will.tanner@ukonward.com. Follow: @Will_Tanner
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
WILL HOLLOWAY
Will Holloway is Onward’s Deputy Director, having joined in late 2020. Before joining Onward, Will worked as a Special Adviser at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for International Development. Previously, he worked in the Research Department at CCHQ and in Parliament.
Email: will.holloway@ukonward.com
Follow: @willjholloway
HEAD OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS
KATIE FAIRCLOUGH
Katie Fairclough previously worked as the assistant social secretary to the UK Ambassador in Washington D.C. She has worked on various political campaigns in the United States and has experience working on Capitol Hill. Katie hold’s a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
SENIOR RESEARCHER
TED CHRISTIE-MILLER
Ted Christie-Miller joined Onward in January 2019 and now leads Onward’s Getting to Zero research programme. Previously, he worked in the Public Policy Unit at Instinctif Partners. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2018 with a Masters degree in History.
Follow: @tedcmiller
SENIOR RESEARCHER
JAMES BLAGDEN
James Blagden joined Onward in 2018 and leads Onward’s Levelling Up research programme. James specialises in data analysis and mapping. He has previously studied at the University of Southampton and University of Reading, and holds a Masters degree in Public Policy.
Email: james.blagden@ukonward.com
RESEARCHER
FRANCESCA FRASER
Francesca joined Onward in January 2020. During the 2019 General Election, she worked as a Communications Officer at The Electoral Commission and has also spent time at Policy Exchange as a Summer intern. Francesca graduated from the University of Bristol in 2019 with a degree in Philosophy and Sociology.
RESEARCHER
ALEX LUKE
Alex joined Onward in January 2021 to work on the Getting to Zero research program with a focus on data analysis. He graduated from the University of Bristol in 2020 with a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Management. He has previously worked with DEFRA and the Australian Institute of International Affairs.
Email: alexander.luke@ukonward.com
RESEARCHER
JENEVIEVE TREADWELL
Jenevieve joined Onward in 2021. She holds a BSc and MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Jenevieve has previously interned at The Funding Network and The Independent Diplomat.
Email: jenevieve.treadwell
@ukonward.com
INTERN
DARIAN MURRAY-GRIFFITHS
Darian joined Onward in July 2021 and is currently working on the state of apprenticeships in the UK. Currently a 2nd year History and Politics undergraduate at Oxford, he is interning for two months with Onward.
Email: darian@ukonward.com
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