Roger Parry
Non-Executive Chairman

Roger is also Executive Chairman of Media Square plc, the marketing communications group, and Non-Executive Chairman of Future plc, Johnston Press plc and Mobile Streams plc. He is Chairman of Shakespeare’s Globe Trust. Roger was a journalist with BBC and ITV and a consultant with McKinsey & Co. He was CEO of More Group plc and Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel International.

Roger was educated at the universities of Oxford (Jesus College) (M.Litt Economics) and Bristol. (BSc Geology). He is the author of 3 books: People Businesses, Enterprise and Making Cities Work.

Stephan Shakespeare
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Stephan is CEO and Co-Founder of YouGov plc. Previously, Stephan was an educationist and writer. He was founding Principal of Landmark West Preparatory School in Los Angeles and he has written extensively on education policy for a variety of national newspapers. Immediately prior to co-founding YouGov, he was a political campaign manager. He has an MA in English Language and Literature from Oxford University.

Alan Newman
Chief Financial Officer

Alan has considerable experience in the media and communications sectors. He has been 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 has an MA in Modern Languages (French and Spanish) from Cambridge University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Peter Bazalgette
Non-Executive

Peter is the former Chief Creative Officer of The Endemol Group and now acts as a media consultant and investor. He was also a Non-Executive Director of Channel Four Television Corporation. Peter graduated with a BA in Law from Cambridge University in 1976.

Nick Jones
Non-Executive

Nick Jones has 17 years experience in senior financial and managerial roles in technology and media businesses in the UK, USA and Germany. He is currently Chief Financial Officer of Achilles Group, the global provider of sustainable procurement services. Prior to this, Nick held senior positions at Reuters PLC and Virgin Media where he gained significant experience in the integration of global businesses. Nick is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.