Dr Simon Mehdian-Staffell
Associate Fellow
Biography
Dr Simon Mehdian-Staffell is UK Government Affairs Manager at Microsoft.
He previously served in the UK government from 2009-2018, working primarily on national security issues. He held senior appointments in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Home Office and Cabinet Office, and postings in Cairo (2012-2014) and Washington DC (2016-2018).
He was awarded his PhD in politics from Sheffield University in 2010 and was previously an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University in Washington DC.
Prior to joining government, Simon was a teacher and founded a college programme in Sheffield for the study of religion and philosophy.
His research interests include technology and national security, counter terrorism and Middle East conflict and security.