Lucy Farrow (pictured left) has joined BritainThinks as an associate partner. She previously worked for Traverse.

Sarah Cheesbrough (pictured right) has also joined as an associate partner. Prior to joining BritainThinks, Cheesbrough was at social research organisation NatCen.

BritainThinks has also hired two associate directors. Heather Young has been appointed having previously worked as a brand strategy consultant, and having also run UK advertising industry think tank Credos.

Jennifer Summers has also become associate director at BritainThinks. She previously worked as senior insights specialist at Booking.com in Amsterdam.

Ben Shimshon, co-founder and managing partner at BritainThinks, said: “It’s an exciting time for BritainThinks, and our senior team is growing. We are looking forward to welcoming Lucy, Sarah, Heather and Jennifer, who bring a range of valuable experience and expertise.”