Academic pollster with a focus on populism and globalisation. Main roles are the academic director at YouGov and polling director at the YouGov-Cambridge Centre, within the Cambridge POLIS Department. Other hats inc research roles at Clare Hall College Cambridge, Jesus College Cambridge, the Cambridge Bennett Institute and the Royal United Services Institute. Also a comment writer for the press.

Educated at Cambridge, Birmingham and Aristotle Universities, plus Sandhurst, inc a masters and doctorate in International Relations, an undergrad first in Greek & Byzantine Studies, and an Army officer commission. Career started as an assistant to Stefan Halper, a US diplomat, and wrote some bestsellers on foreign affairs as a ghost-writer. Also served as a captain in the British Army, with mil experience inc Ops SHADER and CABRIT.