Tony McBride

Biography:
Tony McBride, Head of Strategy, The Royal Society Science Policy Centre, United Kingdom



Tony joined the Royal Society (the UK’s national academy of science) as Innovation Policy Manager in March 2007 and managed the combined Science Base and Innovation portfolio from March 2008. He became the Science Policy Centre's Head of Strategy in June 2009. Before joining the Society, Tony was a Senior Policy Adviser at the Confederation of British Industry working on innovation, science and technology policy (2004-2007). Prior to this Tony worked in a variety of roles in the UK charity sector.



Tony recently completed work on 'Hidden Wealth: the contribution of science to service sector innovation', published in July 2009. He and colleagues are currently working on a major study which will assess the long-term direction of UK science and innovation policy. 'The Fruits of Curiosity: science, innovation and future sources of wealth' will consider the role that science will play in equipping Britain to meet future economic, social and environmental challenges and the different forms of value created by science, engineering and medicine for the UK's economy and society.

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