Jamie is the Deputy Research Director at SMF. Before joining, he was the Head of Research and Policy at Our Scottish Future. His work there included reports looking at how to improve policy implementation, boosting innovation in Scotland, and forecasting the impact of the cost of living crisis on households. His work has been covered in publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Herald.
Jamie has also worked for OC&C Strategy Consultants in their London and Istanbul offices, leading teams advising firms in sectors ranging from tech to retail. During the pandemic he led on the development of the ‘UK Year of Service’ youth employment programme on behalf of UK Year CIC and in partnership with NCS Trust. Jamie studied Physics with Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London.