Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Douglas Thorkell
Head of Marketing and Business Development
Douglas is the Head of Marketing and Business Development and plays a key role in conceptualising and executing Polis Analysis' strategic objectives. As the youngest member of the leadership team, he first joined Polis Analysis as a Summer Intern in 2021 and held the role of Marketing and Business Development Lead between September and December 2021. Alongside his experience at Polis Analysis, Douglas has professional experience in business administration and marketing, having worked at Sweden’s fastest-growing provider of digital education tools during the Covid-19 pandemic. He has also published a policy reports on strategic foresight and stress-testing of legislation for an executive non-departmental U.K. public body. Douglas is currently pursuing an MSc in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and holds a BSc in Politics and International Relations from University College London (UCL).