Marcus Shepheard

Marcus is an associate of the Institute, and was previously a senior researcher. He led research into how new and emerging technology will change government workforces as part of the Institute’s ongoing work on digital government. He also worked on issues such as accountability, public inquiries, and customs, as well being an author on the annual Whitehall Monitor publication.

Previously Marcus has worked on cybersecurity and computing education at the Royal Society, and foresight at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. He holds Masters degrees in Bioinformatics and Science Communication from Imperial College London, where he also spent six years researching the evolutionary dynamics of bacterial pathogens.