James Lawson

Biography

James Lawson is Chairman of the Adam Smith Institute, one of the world’s leading think tanks, recognised as the best domestic and international economic policy think-tank in the UK and 1st in the world among Independent Think Tanks according to a University of Pennsylvania study. James Lawson also has experience from business and government. His day job is as a Director at Helsing, one of Europe’s leading technology companies, whose mission is to “protect our democracies”. Helsing has raised over $1.6 billion in venture capital funding to date, and is valued at $12 billion. Previously, in government, he was appointed by successive Prime Ministers as a Senior Special Adviser in the Cabinet Office.

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