Roger Parry
Non-Executive Chairman

Roger is also Non-Executive Chairman of Media Square plc and Mobile Streams plc, and Chairman of Shakespeare’s Globe Trust. He is a Visiting Fellow of Oxford University. Roger was previously a journalist with the BBC and ITV and a consultant with McKinsey & Co. He was also previously CEO of More Group plc and Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel International. He was Chairman of Johnston Press plc from 2001 to 2009 and Future plc from 2001 to 2011. Roger was educated at the universities of Oxford (M.Litt Economics) and Bristol (BSc Geology). He is the author of four books: People Businesses; Enterprise; Making Cities Work; and The Ascent of Media.

Stephan Shakespeare
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Stephan co-founded YouGov in 2000 (a collaboration with Nadhim Zahawi). One of the pioneers of internet research, Stephan has been the driving force behind YouGov’s innovation-led strategy. He is also Chairman of PoliticsHome.com. Before founding YouGov, Stephan was a schoolteacher and founding Principal of Landmark West Preparatory School in Los Angeles. Stephan has an MA in English Language and Literature from Oxford University.

Alan Newman
Chief Financial Officer

Alan has been CFO of YouGov since 2008. He was previously a Partner with Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG LLP where he led the TMT sector financial management consulting practice. Alan’s previous corporate management roles include International Finance Director of Longman and Group Development Manager of MAI plc (now United Business Media). He is a Trustee of the Freud Museum London and a Director of the Quoted Companies Alliance. Alan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and also has an MA in Modern Languages (French and Spanish) from Cambridge University.

Richard Douglas Rivers
Chief Innovations Officer

Doug was CEO of YouGov’s American business from 2007 to 2011, following YouGov’s acquisition of Polimetrix which Doug founded in 2004. Prior to this he was CEO of Knowledge Networks from 1998 to 2002. He has also been Professor of Political Science at Stanford University in California since 1989, and is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Doug holds a PhD from Harvard University and a BA from Columbia University.

Peter Bazalgette
Non-Executive

Peter Bazalgette is a media consultant and digital media investor. He is Chairman of MirriAd and a non-executive director of MyVideoRights, Nutopia, YouGov and DCMS. He advises two of Sony’s UK television divisions and is also a member of BBH’s Advisory Board. From 2004-2007 he was Chief Creative Officer of Endemol. He has personally devised several internationally successful TV formats and brought Big Brother to the UK. Peter is a former board member of Channel 4. He also serves as Deputy Chairman of the English National Opera, President of the Royal Television Society and is a Trustee of Debate Mate.

Nick Jones
Non-Executive

Nick Jones is currently Chief Financial Officer of Achilles Group, the global provider of professional procurement services. Prior to this, Nick was Global Head of Finance for Reuters plc where he also led the integration of Thomson and Reuters. Nick has held senior financial roles in technology and media businesses in the UK, the US and Europe including Virgin Media, Phillips Electronics and RR Donnelley. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance.

Ben Elliot
Non-Executive

Ben Elliot is Co-Chairman of Quintessentially which he co-founded in 2000. The Quintessentially Group operates in 60 cities globally and has 32 sister businesses in the luxury lifestyle market. Ben is Executive Producer of the award-winning feature documentary Fire in Babylon. He graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in Economics and Politics.