Deborah Mattinson

Deborah Mattinson is one of the UK's leading pollsters and strategists and founding director at BritainThinks, an agency that provides clients from the corporate world, voluntary sector and government with insight and strategic advice. Before co-founding BritainThinks, she jointly ran the Chime research and engagement division. She was also pollster to Gordon Brown, firstly as Chancellor of the Exchequer, then as Prime Minister. A highly respected commentator on public opinion, Deborah...See more

Deborah Mattinson is one of the UK's leading pollsters and strategists and founding director at BritainThinks, an agency that provides clients from the corporate world, voluntary sector and government with insight and strategic advice. Before co-founding BritainThinks, she jointly ran the Chime research and engagement division. She was also pollster to Gordon Brown, firstly as Chancellor of the Exchequer, then as Prime Minister. A highly respected commentator on public opinion, Deborah frequently writes and broadcasts about the mood of the nation. Viki Cooke is a serial entrepreneur whose current ventures, BritainThinks and Hubbub Foundation, were respectively named Research Agency of the Year and Charity of the Year. She is a specialist in large-scale engagement methods and has worked closely with Secretaries of State on issues such as the transformation of the NHS and led the inaugural Prince of Wales's Mayday Summit on Climate Change. She is a trustee of the Climate Group and, until January 2020, was vice-chair and pro-chancellor of the University of Warwick. See less