Alex Deane is a Rotary Scholar and World Universities Debating Champion, and is a non-practising barrister.
Alex was formerly Chief of Staff to David Cameron and he served as an adviser for the Australian Liberal Party’s re-election campaign under John Howard. He was the founding Director of Big Brother Watch. Today he is an elected Common Councilman in the City of London Corporation, serving on the main decision-making body in the Square Mile, the Policy and Resources.
He is also currently Managing Director in the Strategic Communications segment at FTI Consulting. Based in London he serves as a member of FTI’s Public Affairs and EMEA Corporate Communications practices. Until recently, Alex was Head of Public Affairs at Weber Shandwick.
He often appears in the broadcast and print media as a political commentator.