Team - Prosperity Institute

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Founded in 2007

Fred oversees the Institute’s parliamentary and legislative work. He is responsible for research on British prosperity, encompassing Brexit opportunities, regulatory and government reform, and economic growth.

Fred de Fossard Director of Strategy

Education

Damien Shannon is a former civil servant with over a decade of experience in the Cabinet Office, the Home Office and 10 Downing Street.

Damien Shannon Director of Governance

17 members of staff

Guy is a Senior Researcher on Nationhood at the Prosperity Institute.

Guy Dampier Senior Researcher, Nationhood

Sovereignty

Prior to joining Prosperity Institute, Sam led research and advocacy projects at the Centre for Social Justice, in housing, homelessness, planning, criminal justice, youth services, and sports policy.

Dr Samuel Bruce Director of Philosophy and Education

Democracy

Franziska Cook is the Prosperity Institute's Events Manager. She brings a diverse international background to the role.

Franziska Cook Events Manager

Financial Freedoms

Clara worked at the IEA, running its educational programmes and conferences and coordinating academic network engagement. Clara read Theology & Religion at Oxford and now manages the Institute’s Fellowship and Internship programmes.

Clara Morrissey Education Operations Manager

15^th edition of the Prosperity Index

Alexander oversees the Institute’s policy implementation work.

Alexander Gray Director of Sovereignty

Generating Prosperity

Prior to joining the Prosperity Institute, Paul was the Executive Director of ADF International, a global legal organisation defending fundamental freedoms.

Paul Coleman Chief Executive Officer

1 active campaign

Neil Record is the founder of Record Plc, a specialist asset management firm now listed on the LSE. He retired in 2023 after 40 years as Chairman.

Neil Record Advisory Board Member

Flourishing Families

Eric Kaufmann is Professor of Politics at the University of Buckingham where he directs the Centre for Heterodox Social Science.

Professor Eric Kaufmann Advisory Board Member

Every life is of infinite value

Sarah has spent most of the past 20 years working in US politics, advocating for policies encouraging economic prosperity and the preservation of individual freedom.

Sarah Elliott Director of Special Relationship Unit

16 Edington Fellows

Emmanuel led economic analysis and impact assessment at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and was an economist and policy adviser in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Dr Emmanuel Igwe Economist

Strong families create prosperity

Michael joined the Prosperity Institute in September 2025 to help build the Legatum Prosperity Index. His work has involved extensive data collection and analysis, research, and developing our philosophy of "Prosperity".

Michael Rennie Researcher

4 interns in 2025

Zewditu Gebreyohanes is a cultural campaigner and commentator and Deputy Editor of the digital publication History Reclaimed. She sits on the board of the Victoria & Albert Museum and on the jury of the Prix Pictet, an international photography award.

Zewditu Gebreyohanes Advisory Board Member

Growth

Joseph Dinnage is Senior Press Officer at the Prosperity Institute. Previously, he has been Deputy Editor of CapX.

Joseph Dinnage Senior Press Officer

Renewal

Matthew joins the Prosperity Institute having led corporate relations and engagement as Strategic Partnerships Manager at the Institute of Economic Affairs.

Matthew Bowles Senior Policy Researcher

19 years of influence

Alexander previously worked in Parliament for the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, focussing on foreign policy, national resilience, and security legislation.

Alexander Baker Senior Researcher

3 Advisory Board members

Katie is the Executive Assistant to Paul Coleman, Chief Executive Officer.

Katie Reid Executive Assistant

Nurturing Nationhood

Rhys is Editorial and Research Director at the Prosperity Institute, where he oversees the Institute's pipeline of publications and supports the research team in their research and writing.

Rhys Laverty Editorial and Research Director

6 Papers published in 2025

Angus joined the Prosperity Institute after almost four years’ experience running political, reputational, and corporate campaigns, most notably for Lynton Crosby’s CT Group.

Angus Kincaid Digital and Communications Manager