Molly Morgan Jones

Molly Morgan Jones is Director of Policy at The British Academy. Molly oversees all the Academy’s policy work and activities, on topics ranging from how the humanities and social sciences can shape a post-pandemic future, to reviewing the role of purposeful business in our societies, understanding and supporting cohesive societies, and informing and enriching higher education and skills policy.

Prior to joining the Academy, Molly worked at RAND Europe, an independent policy research institute, where she specialised in research and innovation policy. Molly has also worked for the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She has a DPhil from the University of Sussex in Science and Technology Policy and a BA in Biology from Northwestern University.