Jordan Urban

Jordan was a senior researcher, contributing across the Institute's work on civil service reform and better policy making. He was lead researcher for the Commission on the Centre of Government, which recommended improvements to how No.10, the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury work. Other areas of focus have included how the civil service can better attract and retain talent, the relocation of officials outside London and the impact of Artificial Intelligence in government.

Jordan studied politics at university, where he was published in the academic journal Political Studies while an undergraduate. He co-founded GovTracker, an initiative tracking the progress of the government’s manifesto pledges. While working at Full Fact he wrote a 'how-to' blueprint for promise tracking, which helped guide the creation of their recently launched 'Government Tracker'. tion on whether voting in their home or university constituency would have the most impact.