Will Straw

Will Straw
Born
William David John Straw

1980 (age 43–44)
Lambeth, London, England
Alma materNew College, Oxford
Columbia University
Political partyLabour
SpouseClaire Howard
Children2
Parents

William David John Straw CBE (born 1980) works in the charitable sector.[1] He worked as a civil servant, founded the political blog Left Foot Forward, was an associate director of the think-tank Institute for Public Policy Research, specialising in climate change, energy and transport,[2] and was chief operating officer of Clearly, a charity in the eye care sector.[3] He now works as the chief executive officer of The King's Trust International.[4]

In the lead up to 2016's referendum on European Union membership, he was the executive director of Britain Stronger in Europe, the all-party umbrella organisation that unsuccessfully campaigned for the United Kingdom to remain a member of the European Union.[5]

  1. ^ "Skoll | Will Straw". Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Will Straw profile". IPPR. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Skoll | Will Straw". Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Our CEO Will Straw looks back on his recent visit to India to mark five years of programme delivery". Prince's Trust. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Will Straw to help lead all-party campaign to stay in EU". The Guardian. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

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