John Lisney

Background

About John Lisney

With over 14 years of expertise in European policy affairs, political communications, and advocacy campaigning, I aim at driving impactful change. As the Europe Lead for the Social Progress Imperative (SPI), I spearhead initiatives that redefine societal progress through the Social Progress Index, aiding policymakers in adopting comprehensive metrics beyond GDP. Key Achievements- Managed strategic partnerships with European institutions and stakeholders- Led SPI's collaboration with European cities to develop data-driven policy tools aligned with the SDGs- Founded the Youth Progress Index- Orchestrated the European Youth Forum's 2019 European elections campaign, co-organising a major televised debate between leading candidates of the European elections in Maastricht together with Politico Europe- Worked as Policy Advisor to a UK Labour Member of the European Parliament, where I focused on EU foreign affairs (AFET Committee), human rights (DROI sub-committee), and transatlantic affairs (US delegation).