Academic pollster with a focus on populism and globalisation. Main roles are the academic director at YouGov and polling director at the Cambridge University POLIS Department, in support of the YouGov-Cambridge Centre. Other roles inc research posts at Clare Hall College Cambridge, Jesus College Cambridge, the Cambridge University Bennett Institute and RUSI, the Whitehall defence think-tank. Also a comment writer for the press.​

Educated at Cambridge, Birmingham and Aristotle Universities, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, inc a doctorate and masters in International Relations, an undergrad first in Greek and Byzantine Studies, and an army officer commission to captain. Career started as an assistant to Stefan Halper, a US government advisor, and ghost-writing books on foreign affairs, inc a couple of bestsellers.