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Will Tanner
Director
Will Tanner is Director of the thinktank Onward. He was previously Deputy Head of Policy in 10 Downing Street and a Special Adviser in the Home Office.
Adam Hawksbee
Deputy Director
Adam Hawksbee is the Deputy Director of Onward and Head of the Levelling Up research programme.
Jack Kelly
Head of Communications
Jack Kelly leads Onward’s digital and media communications.
Katie Fairclough
Finance Director
Katie Fairclough is Finance Director at Onward, and oversees all of Onward’s partnerships and fundraising.
James Blagden
Head of Future Politics, Chief Data Analyst
James Blagden leads Onward’s Future Politics research programme and is also Chief Data Analyst, working across our research.
Ed Birkett
Head of Energy and Climate
Ed leads our Getting to Zero research programme.
Matt Burnett
Head of Science and Technology
Matt leads our new programme on making the UK a science superpower.
Luke Stanley
Senior Researcher
Luke Stanley is a Senior Researcher at Onward, leading our Social Fabric programme.
Francesca Fraser
Senior Researcher
Francesca is a Senior Researcher at Onward, working primarily on levelling up.
Maria Priestley
Senior Researcher
Maria Priestley is a Senior Research working on our Science Superpower research programme.
Alex Luke
Senior Researcher
Alex Luke is a Senior Researcher at Onward, focusing on the Getting to Zero programme.
Jenevieve Treadwell
Researcher
Jenevieve is a Researcher at Onward, working primarily on our Social Fabric and Future Politics programmes.
James Bennett
Events and Campaigns Manager
James is Onward’s Events and Campaigns Manager. He works on Onward’s event programmes.
Bel Guillaume
Events and Research Associate
Bel works across our research and events, currently leading the planning of our major conference, Restitch.
Shivani H Menon
Intern
Shivani H Menon is an intern at Onward, she joined in October 2021.
Ted Christie-Miller
Policy Fellow
Ted is a Policy Fellow focusing on our Net Zero research. He was previously a Senior Researcher at Onward.
Tim Pitt
Policy Fellow
Tim Pitt is a Policy Fellow focusing on Economic policy.
Toby Lloyd
Policy Fellow
Toby Lloyd is a Policy Fellow working on Social Fabric policy.
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