Rich Wilson | CEO

Rich is CEO of  Iswe and an internationally recognised expert in democratic systems change, specialising in deliberative processes like citizens’ assemblies. He co-founded the Global Citizens’ Assembly in 2019 and in 2003, founded Involve, which became a global leader in democratic reform. A former adviser to the Blair and Brown governments, he has advised the UNDP, WHO, OECD, and multiple national governments.

A trustee of Local Trust and recipient of the 2022 Democracy Network Equality and Power Award, he began his career as a climate analyst with SPRU, the IPCC, and the Environment Council. A Clore Social Fellow and author of Anti Hero, his writing appears in The Guardian, Carnegie Europe, New Internationalist, and more.