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Phillip Blond
Blond founded ResPublica in 2009 and is an academic, journalist, and author. Prior to entering politics and public policy, he was a senior lecturer in theology and philosophy, teaching at the Universities of Exeter and Cumbria. He has written extensively in the British and foreign press, including The Guardian, The Independent, The Observer, the Financial Times, Prospect, the New Statesman, and The New York Times.