Our team

The Resolution Foundation has a small staff team, led by our Director, Torsten Bell, and a board of trustees.

David Willetts

Executive Chair

David joined the Resolution Foundation as Executive Chair in June 2015. He was Minister for Universities and Science, attending Cabinet, from 2010-2014.

Torsten joined the Foundation in September 2015 as Director. Prior to this, he was Director of Policy for the Labour Party and worked in the Treasury, as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers during the ﬁnancial crisis and as a civil servant.

Rob Holdsworth

Director of Communications

Rob joined the Resolution Foundation in September 2014 as Director of Communications. Previously he was Senior Campaigns and Communications Officer at the Trades Union Congress.

Matthew Whittaker

Deputy Director

Matt is the Deputy Director at the Resolution Foundation think tank. He joined in 2008 and took a lead role in developing the Foundation’s growing research focus on living standards among low to middle income households. He now manages the organisation’s research output.

Jayne Desmond

Director of Resources

Jayne joined the Foundation in 2008 and has responsibility for resources and internal operations, including finance, HR and governance.

Laura Gardiner

Principal Researcher [sabbatical]

Laura joined the Resolution Foundation in March 2014. Her work at the Foundation has focused on analysis of the labour market, including pay trends, self-employment and the social care workforce. She now specialises in intergenerational issues.

David Finch

Senior Research Fellow

David's work focuses on the impact of Universal Credit, tax and benefit policy, demographic change, pay progression and pension provision. He works one day a week at the RF alongside his role at the Health Foundation.

Lindsay Judge

Senior Research and Policy Analyst

Lindsay joined the Resolution Foundation in February 2016 as a Senior Research and Policy Analyst. She leads on housing and agency workers.

Conor D’Arcy

Senior Research and Policy Analyst

Conor joined the Resolution Foundation in September 2013. His work focuses on a range of labour market issues including the minimum wage, self-employment, pay progression and zero-hours contracts.

Adam Corlett

Senior Economic Analyst

Adam joined the Resolution Foundation in May 2014, and his writing and analysis focus on tax and welfare, the labour market and fiscal policy.

Kathleen Henehan

Research and Policy Analyst

Kathleen joined the Resolution Foundation in 2017, working on post-16 skills and education, including apprenticeships, technical and higher education, and adult skills development.

Stephen Clarke

Senior Economic Analyst

Stephen joined the Resolution Foundation in March 2016. He leads the Foundation's labour market research and also publishes on low pay, household income, inflation and trade.

Daniel Tomlinson

Research and Policy Analyst

Dan has worked on a range of topics since joining the Resolution Foundation in December 2015, but his focus is now on what can be done to improve housing outcomes in the UK.