
Intellectual Forum Associates
The Intellectual Forum Associates are a vibrant group of affiliated professionals and academics who work alongside the core team.

Dr Rosamunde Almond
Dr Rosamunde Almond works at the intersection of zoology, conservation, and sustainability.

Maria Luciana Axente
Maria Luciana Axente is a globally recognised, award winning AI ethics expert and public policy contributor.

Professor Victoria Baines
Professor Victoria Baines is a leading authority in the field of digital trust, safety, and cybersecurity.

Dr Natalie Banner
Dr Natalie Banner works at the intersection of health, data, technology and trust as Director of Ethics at Genomics England.

Dr Belinda Bell
Dr Belinda Bell is a social entrepreneur who works through academia to drive real world social and environmental impact.

Jessica Bland
Jessica Bland is deputy director of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge.

Dr Gemma Bowsher
Dr Gemma Bowsher works at the interface of health security and biological threats in complex settings.

Dr Sarah Carden
Dr Sarah Carden is the Sustainability Strategy Coordinator on the University of Cambridge Environmental Sustainability Team.

Lee Chalmers
Lee Chalmers is a Leadership Development Consultant, researcher, and equalities activist.

Dr Stephanie Diepeveen
Dr Stephanie Diepeveen collaborates on research into the social and political implications of an increasingly digital world.

Bridget Gildea
Bridget Gildea is the founder of the Curiosity Incubator | Accelerator for Good and a consultant working at the nexus...

Ali Goldsworthy
Ali Goldsworthy is CEO of The Depolarization Project and an advisor to the Conflict and Polarization Lab at Stanford.

Simon Hall
Simon Hall is a journalist, author, teacher, and business coach specialising in communication skills.

Paul Harding
Paul Harding co-founded Zihua Creative, an online learning platform for creative tech skills training.

Verity Harding
Verity Harding is an Affiliated Researcher at the Bennett Institute where she is researching historical approaches to governing emerging technologies.

Dr Tiffany Harte
Dr Tiffany Harte is a physicist who studies complex phenomena using the coldest matter in the universe.

Dr Katherine Storm Hindley
Dr Katherine Storm Hindley's research interests lie at the intersection of medieval literature, manuscript studies, and the history of medicine.

Dr Richard Itaman
Dr Richard Itaman coordinates the research on the feasibility of creating a fossil-free bond index, alongside supporting its creation.

Professor Adam Kamradt-Scott
Professor Adam Kamradt-Scott specialises in global public health, international relations and international law.

Dr Zheng Liu
Dr Zheng Liu is a cultural and economic sociologist of innovation and the digital economy.

Dr Kate Maltby
Dr Kate Maltby is a political writer, arts critic and campaigner who also researches Elizabethan literature and intellectual history.

Professor Christopher Marquis
Professor Christopher Marquis is the Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the Cambridge Judge School of Business.

Gaylene Preston
Gaylene Preston is arguably New Zealand’s leading independent filmmaker, with a particular interest in documentary films.

Dr Charlotte Proudman
Dr Charlotte Proudman is an award-winning barrister and academic specialising in violence against women and girls.

Jaspar Robertson
Jaspar Robertson is a Senior Business Development Director, leading engagements with major global organisations.

Mia Sannapureddy
Mia Sannapureddy is a Research Assistant at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.

Lejla Sarcevic
Lejla Sarcevic is a former investigative journalist and co-founder of creative agency ukiyo-kór.

Professor David Stuckler
Professor David Stuckler is a Full Professor of Policy Analysis and Public Management at Bocconi University in Milan.

Dr Dilan Thampapillai
Dr Dilan Thampapillai is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Social Impact at the University of New South Wales.

Dr Claudia Tobin
Dr Claudia Tobin is a writer, curator and academic specialising in the intersections between literature and the visual arts.

Lily Tomson
Lily Tomson works with asset owners to develop evidence-based interventions in capital markets, aiming to address systemic crises at scale.

David Tyrrall
David Tyrrall is Visiting Professor of Accounting and Policy at Staffordshire University with research interests in accounting and business.

Jenny Vass
Jenny Vass is an experienced civil servant and has a developed interest in human resources.

Sir Ralph Waller
Sir Ralph Waller is the Director of the Farmington Institute, and was Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (2010–2018).

Xiao-Long Wang
Xiao-Long Wang founded a start-up developing a social network for early-stage entrepreneurs in the UK.