Olaf Cramme
Director
Olaf is director of Policy Network and a visiting
fellow at the London School of Economics' European Institute. He is also
a member of the General Assembly of the Lisbon Council for Economic
Competitiveness and Social Renewal, and co-founder and vice-chairman of
Das Progressive Zentrum, a Berlin-based political thinktank.
Previously, he was a lecturer in European politics at London
Metropolitan University and worked as a parliamentary researcher at the
Houses of Parliament. Olaf publishes widely on the future of the
European Union and European social democracy, and is editor of Rescuing
the European project: EU legitimacy, governance and security (Policy
Network, 2009), and co-editor (with Patrick Diamond) of Social Justice
in the Global Age (Polity Press, 2009).
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Patrick Diamond
Senior research fellow
Patrick is Gwilym Gibbon Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, and a
Visiting Fellow in the Department of Politics at the University of
Oxford. Patrick is also an elected member of Southwark Council. He is
the former Head of Policy Planning in 10 Downing Street and Senior
Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister. Patrick has spent ten years as a
Special Adviser in various roles at the heart of British Government,
including No.10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office, the Northern Ireland
Office, and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) where he
served as Group Director of Strategy. His recent publications include:
Beyond New Labour (with Roger Liddle, 2009); Social Justice in the
Global Age (with Olaf Cramme, 2009); and Global Europe, Social Europe
(with Anthony Giddens, 2006).
+44 (0)20 7340 2200
pdiamond@policy-network.net
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Rob Macpherson
Website and communication manager
Rob manages Policy Network's website, including the Social Democracy Observatory, and coordinates newsletters and social media communication. A journalist and political blogger, Rob has previously worked for New Labour pressure group Progress and as a media strategist for several healthcare clients. He holds a BA in History and Politics from the University of Nottingham with a strong focus on social justice and international relations.
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Michael McTernan
Editor and senior researcher
Michael is editor and senior researcher. He leads on Policy Network publications and coordinates the "Amsterdam Process" research
programme on the future of European social democracy. He is also editor of the Social
Democracy Observatory and State of the Left insight report. Previously, Michael worked on research and
communications at Genesis, a strategic management consultancy in
Glasgow. His research interests include centre-left party politics in Europe, the future of social democracy and international
relations.
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Alexandra Pretti
Executive assistant to the chair and office manager
Alex is the first point of contact for the
organisation’s chair, Roger Liddle and also provides support to the
director and senior research fellow. She joined Policy Network in
October 2009 as office manager after several years in the charity
sector, including time spent working at Crisis UK. Originally from
Brazil, Alex moved to the UK over 12 years ago; she is very involved in
voluntary work in the social care sector in both the UK and Brazil.
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Katherine Roberts
Stakeholder and events manager
Katherine is responsible for co-ordinating events and stakeholder engagement. She holds a BA in International Political Economy from University of California, Berkeley and an MSc in Democracy and Democratisation from University College London.
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Kathyrn Skidmore
Head of operations and events
Kathryn
is the head of operations and events and responsible for developing and delivering
the events programme, external relations, profile raising and
communication. She also has budgetary responsibility for all work
streams. Previously Kathryn was head of events at Age Concern England
where she was responsible for developing the strategy for high profile
influencing events and managing celebrity and corporate engagement.
Kathryn holds a BSc (Hons) in Business Management and a CIM diploma in
Marketing.
+44 (0)20 7340 2201
kskidmore@policy-network.net
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