Deelan is Senior Policy Advisor to the Chief of Innovation & Partnerships at the Behavioural Insights Team. He supports the Chief (Elisabeth Costa) in global efforts for building new, long-term partnerships and collaborations across the team, as well as developing BIT’s emerging areas of expertise and service offers.
Deelan was previously Policy Advisor to the President & Founding Director, David Halpern. Prior to that he worked across consumer and business policy. He led the financial services workstream within BIT’s Gambling Policy and Research Unit. He was also a Private Secretary to BIT’s Directors of Economic Policy.
Prior to joining BIT, Deelan was a General Management Trainee on the NHS Graduate Management Scheme. Deelan has also previously worked as a Chartered Tax Advisor at Deloitte and Ernst & Young.
Deelan holds a Masters degree in International Public Policy from UCL, and a Bachelors degree in Law & Business Studies from the University of Warwick.
