Conor Ryan

Conor is an experienced education policy and communications specialist. He has worked as a Senior Special Adviser in government to David Blunkett and Tony Blair.

He has worked as Director of Research and Communications at the Sutton Trust and as Director of External Relations at the Office for Students. He is the author and editor of several books and think tank publications on education and has written for many national newspapers. As a consultant, he has also advised the leaders of many national education organisations.

He is a trustee of the Futura Learning Partnership, a multi-academy trust in the southwest, and has been a Trustee of the National Foundation for Educational Research since 2015.