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Simon Staffell

Director Frontier Policy Partnerships, Google DeepMind

United Kingdom

Career path.

  1. Google DeepMind

    Director Frontier Policy Partnerships

    Oct 2025 - Present
  2. King's College London

    Visiting Research Fellow

    May 2021 - Present
  3. Microsoft

    Director Government Affairs

    Jun 2020 - Sep 2025
  4. UK Government's Stabilisation Unit

    Deployable Civilian Expert

    Jan 2019 - May 2021
  5. Nominet

    Head of Global Public Affairs / Director Government

    Jul 2018 - Jun 2020
  6. Georgetown University

    Adjunct Professor

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
  7. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    Counsellor, Security, Science and Tech, British Embassy Washington

    Sep 2016 - Aug 2018
  8. Cabinet Office

    Senior Advisor

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
  9. UK Civil Service

    Head of Unit

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2016
  10. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Diplomat / senior adviser

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2014
  11. Longley Park Sixth Form

    Head of Department

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2008