Matthew Lesh is the Director of Public Policy and Communications at the Institute of Economic Affairs.
He writes research papers on a range of topics and is a regular commentator on television and radio, a columnist for London’s CityAM newspaper, and has contributed to The Times, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Australian and The Spectator. He also hosts the IEA’s weekly podcast.
Before joining the IEA, Matthew was the Head of Research at the Adam Smith Institute and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs (Australia), where he authored of Democracy in a Divided Australia (2018). He has also worked for Australian politicians in digital communications and founded a mobile application development start-up.
Matthew graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours) and completed a Masters in Public Policy and Administration at the London School of Economics, where he received the Peter Self Prize for Best Overall Result.
Matthew is an Adjunct Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs and a Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute and the Royal Society of Arts.