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Matt Stokes

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Head of Policy Branch, Strategy Unit at Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Head of Policy Branch, Strategy Unit
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

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Demanding
Upfront
Hard To Convince

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

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Career

Work history

2-2023
Head of Policy Branch, Strategy Unit
Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom
7-2021 - 2-2023
Senior Policy Advisor, Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat
Cabinet Office
7-2019 - 7-2021
Senior Policy Advisor
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
8-2016 - 6-2019
Senior Researcher
Nesta
12-2015 - 8-2016
Research Assistant - Education
Nesta
In the press

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Education
2010 - 2014
BA (Hons) Modern Languages
Exeter College, Oxford
1999 - 2010
Education details unavailable
Eltham College, London
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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