Tom Stephens

People

Tom Stephens

Associate Fellow


Tom Stephens works with NEF on their early years education and care and good jobs’ policy areas. His research has included modelling the impact of a more universal and high-quality childcare offer, and investigating inequalities in childcare provision across the country. He is in the process of completing an ESRC-funded PhD in Social Policy at the London School of Economics, and is a Teaching Fellow at the LSE’s School of Public Policy. Prior to that, he worked in politics and public affairs for over a decade – including a stint as Lead Member for Education, Employment and Skills in the London Borough of Brent; and working in Parliament with Dame Diana Johnson MP on the infected blood campaign and reproductive healthcare law reform.