Our team votes on all decisions, including policies, team appointments, and day-to-day operations. The team is structured across several layers: Directors, Area Heads, Spokespeople, Regional Chairs, and the Digital Team.
Our administration team manages our day-to-day operations and oversees work across all areas of the organisation.
Our administration deals with the day to day running of Centre.
Director and Founder
Torrin is the Founder and Director of Centre Think Tank. His experience includes authoring over a dozen papers and over one hundred policies. His policies have been backed by an All-Party Parliamentary Group of over 260 MPs and included in various party manifestos. He has appeared in a wide range of print and broadcast media and previously had a weekly column for a national publication. He has a degree in Political Studies from Aberystwyth University.
Deputy Director, External Affairs and Head of Pastoral Care
Jasneet works at the Royal College of Physicians as Public Affairs and Campaigns Advisor and was previously a Policy and Influencing Assistant at Breast Cancer Now and a Deputy store Manager at Oxfam. They also worked as a campaign organiser, helping to elect three MEPs.
Deputy Director, Internal Operations
William is studying for a PhD at Leeds University within the School of Earth and Environment, with the Institute for Transport Studies and the Infuze Project. He has a masters in Economics from Swansea University and a degree in Economics from Aberystwyth University.
Head of Policy
Juliette is an Evidence Exchange Coordinator at the Centre for Science and Policy and a First-Class History and Politics graduate from the University of Cambridge.
Head of Publications
Kitty is a University of Oxford English graduate with professional experience at Rogue Films and Southwark Council. She is also the former Representative for Women at Oxford University and a volunteer with Make Votes Matter.
Deputy Head of Publications
Lauren has an LLB from the University of Bristol and a Master’s in Public Policy and Human Development from Maastricht University and United Nations University. She was previously Equalities Officer for the University of Bristol Expeditions Society.
Head of Communications
Dax is an Operations Executive at Publicis Media and a University of Edinburgh Biotechnology graduate.
Head of Operations
Alex is a second-year Law student at Durham University and the founder of Tally Politics, an independent, non-partisan political media platform for young people.
Head of Membership Development
William is studying for a degree in Politics and International Relations at Durham from September and works as an Operations Assistant at Harrow School.
Press Officer
Anna is a second-year Social Policy with Criminology student at the University of Bristol.
Head of Events and Interviews
Annadonata is an undergraduate at Kings College London studying English and Modern Languages and was previously a Capital L Language Ambassador at SOAS University. She also undertook an internship role at Dryden Search as a Research Associate.
Deputy Head of Events and Interviews
Ani is a Politics and International Relations graduate from the University of Sussex. Previously, he worked as a research intern for Alliance Amoureux Dupleix Inde on an Indo-French cultural programme. He has also been a Sussex Students’ Union Chair Representative. He writes a weekly Substack on global politics.
Head of Data
Inderjoyt Sajjan is a data analyst and policy researcher with expertise in Power BI, SQL, Python and policy analysis. She also has experience at the International Organisation for Migration and Intellect Global Transaction Banking.
Head of Continuous Improvement
Pushkin is a History and Politics graduate from SOAS with a background spanning nearly a decade in British politics. He also led social media for a Labour prospective parliamentary candidate in Poplar and Limehouse and researched Brexit-related voting patterns for Liberal Democrat chief whip Lord Stoneham.
Spokespeople represent Centre in diffrent areas of policy and help us to come up with new ideas in those areas.
Our Spokespeople represent us across key policy areas. They contribute expertise and help develop new ideas within their specific fields.
Education Spokesperson
Zariel is a graduate in Human Sciences from the University of Oxford. He currently works in public finance with specific experience in education finance. He has previously served as a charity trustee as well as a campaign fundraiser for NGOs.
Health Spokesperson
Kotravai is a health systems policy researcher and MSc Clinical Health Psychology graduate from Queen's University Belfast, where she works as a Research Assistant. She also volunteers as a Board Director at Chronically Marvellous and works as a Residential Support Worker at Ambitious about Autism.
Equality Spokesperson
Michelle is a Political Economy graduate and MSc Diplomacy candidate at Loughborough University (London campus) with five years of experience in global marketing and event operations. She has also worked with a Finnish company in rehabilitating rivers, where she supported their sales and marketing initiatives across Asia and Africa.
Democracy Spokesperson
Khadijah is a Politics and International Relations student at SOAS, University of London. She has completed a placement with Calderdale Council and shadowed the publisher of Local Government Lawyer. She also has experience in mentoring and student leadership, having served as a senior prefect, school ambassador and leader of several student societies.
Social Security Spokesperson
Eleanor holds a First-Class BA in Politics and Philosophy and an MSc with Distinction in International Political Economy from the University of Manchester, and is preparing to commence PhD study.
Foreign Affairs Spokesperson
India has an MA in International Relations with Distinction from the University of Manchester, where she received the Dean's Award, and a BA in Politics and Modern History. She also has research roles at Voltage TV Productions and Astronaut Films and experience in political campaigning in Wandsworth.
Community Spokesperson
Louise works as a Project Officer for the National Energy Foundation. She has studied in Edinburgh, Singapore, Berlin, Nice, and Istanbul, and has a Master's in Advanced International and European Studies and a Bachelor's in Human Geography. She is also a volunteer with her local women's shelter and has written articles for the circular economy charity "A Good Thing".
Justice Spokesperson
Rhiannon is a Politics and Philosophy student at the University of Bristol.
Culture, Media and Sport Spokesperson
Kieran is working as a Service Delivery and Operations Associate for Tellmi, a peer support app working with young people's mental health in London. He has a Master's in Music Psychology and Wellbeing and studied English and Music as an undergraduate.
Technology Spokesperson
Liam is a Philosophy, Politics and Economics graduate from the University of York, graduating with a first-class degree, and a former Detective Constable. He is preparing for postgraduate study in Public Policy, with his areas of interest focussing on the impact of AI on productivity, unemployment, and social mobility.
Regional and State Chairs represent us in different areas of the UK.
Chair for Wales
Jack writes on politics and policy for the Fabians, Nation.Cymru, and Lib Dem Voice. He holds a first-class honours degree in Business Management and is the campaigns chair for the Swansea and Gower Liberal Democrats.
Deputy Chair for Yorkshire and the Humber
Eleanor is an incoming university student studying Chinese, has worked as a volunteer for Dewsbury Hospital for nearly two years, and is a recipient of the Jo Cox Award for Services to the Community.
Our Regional and State Chairs represent us across different parts of the UK, helping to lead local engagement and outreach.
Digital and media officer (X)
James writes for YPolitics and previously worked at the Royal United Services Institute, running the online media presence for conferences. He also worked at an MPs Westminster office on public messaging for live political issues.
Digital and Media Officer (TikTok)
James is a Politics and International Relations undergraduate at the University of Bath.
Head of Photography and Video
Rowen is a photographer and holds a degree in Social Sciences.
Our Public Affairs team builds relationships with policymakers, monitors political developments, and advocates for policies that advance Centre Think Tank’s ideas and influence in public debate.
Public Affairs Officer (Private-Sector)
Kelsey works as a Teaching Fellow at the Asian University for Women. She also worked at the Aspectus Group, advising financial clients such as SIX Group, CME Group, and JSE, and previously as a researcher at Child Rescue Nepal.
Public Affairs Officer (Society)
Karen holds degrees in Communication, Health, and Social Science and is beginning a Master's in Public Governance and Policy. With experience in the creative and sports sectors, she now works as a Neurodiversity and Learning and Development in the Workplace consultant.
Public Affairs Officer (Parliamentary Engagement)
Ejay Nsugbe is a multidisciplinary professional, chartered across multiple disciplines, and the Founder and Chief Scientist of Nsugbe Research Labs. He has led award-winning international healthcare innovation initiatives and contributed to National Health Service policy on artificial intelligence and data ethics. Beyond research, Ejay actively supports STEM education reform both locally and internationally, has served as a school governor, and authored numerous peer-reviewed publications spanning manufacturing and clinical medicine.
Our Regional and State Chairs represent us across different parts of the UK, helping to lead local engagement and outreach.
For a better politics commission lead
Sylvanie works in the civil service and has founded a support group for sexual assault survivors.
Transforming Justice Commission Lead
Louie is a paralegal working in corporate and commercial law at the regional law firm, Wilkin Chapman Rollits, whilst also studying towards his exams to qualify as a lawyer.
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