Dr Alan Mendoza is the Executive Director of the Henry Jackson Society, an international affairs thinktank headquartered in London with branches in New York and Washington DC. Alan was a co-founder of the HJS in 2005, and oversaw its transformation from a website at Cambridge University to a fully-fledged organisation encompassing a high-powered research function, prominent media presence, large-scale and cross-party political support, and a famously active events programme. Based in the HJS central London office, Alan oversees strategy, development and outreach for the organisation, and manages a talented team of senior and junior staff who have helped make the HJS the success it is today.