Sophie Gaston

Sophie manages external communications at Demos, including overseeing media engagement, strategic positioning, social media and the organisation's website.

Before commencing at Demos, Sophie managed press at the Centre for Cities urban economics think tank. Prior to this, she worked as a Ministerial speechwriter, media and communications adviser and researcher in Australia - focusing on economic policy, international and multicultural affairs. Sophie has also held various press, communications and digital roles in the corporate and commercial sectors in the UK and Australia, and provides strategic consulting to a range of not-for-profit organisations.

Sophie holds a Master’s degree in Global Media Communication from the University of Melbourne, and has conducted academic research in political communication at the London School of Economics.

sophie.gaston@demos.co.uk

Author's publications

Communication and Advocacy

Postcard from Sarajevo: Reflections on the New Era for Think Tanks

Author: Sophie Gaston
15.2.2016
I was fortunate recently to attend the International Workshop for Managers of Research Organisations in the Western Balkans and the EU in Sarajevo, hosted by Analitika , the Regional Research Promotion Program (RRPP) in the Western Balkans, and the Think Tank Fund of the Open Society Foundations... More...