Martin Smith, Head of Policy Lab

Martin Smith leads Wellcome's Policy Lab, which aims to bring creativity and innovation to our policy products and processes.

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He is passionate about finding workable solutions to policy problems and understanding the political contexts in which they sit. Before joining Wellcome, Martin worked on science policy issues in roles in the UK Parliament and a range of learned societies. He has a BSc in Mathematics from Imperial College London.

Martin likes brass bands, darts and a good pun.