Masters of the Bench

Bronwen Maddox is the Director of the Institute for Government, a leading independent think tank, which works to promote better government.  
From 2010–16 Bronwen was Editor and Chief Executive of Prospect, a leading monthly current affairs magazine. Prior to that she was Chief Foreign Commentator, Foreign Editor and US Editor of The Times. She was previously at the Financial Times, where she ran its year-long investigation into Robert Maxwell and wrote economics editorials.
Before becoming a journalist, she was an investment analyst in the City and a Director of Kleinwort Benson Securities, where she ran its team analysing world media stocks.
She has a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from St John’s College, Oxford. She is a non-executive board member of the Law Commission, the public body which recommends reform of laws in England and Wales, and a Governor of the Ditchley Foundation which fosters transatlantic relations.