Ralph is the Events Manager at the IEA. Prior to joining the Institute, Ralph worked as a Communications and Projects Consultant for Dods Parliamentary Services, delivering hundreds of events and campaigns for a wide variety of clients. He has also worked in Parliament, for political groups and for public affairs agencies, after starting his career as an intern at the IEA. He also works as Director and Co-Founder of Commonwealth Exchange (CX). Ralph has a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) from the University of York, where he was also Chair of the Conservative Association.