Oliver is the Director of the Director U.K. AI Safety Institute. He previously led the Prime Minister’s domestic private office as Deputy Principal Private Secretary.
Before joining the Prime Minister’s office, Ollie ran the Cabinet Office’s COVID strategy team in the first year of the pandemic and led teams involved in Brexit negotiations and passing Brexit legislation.
In the past, he has held positions as a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government, and a member of the Shadow Energy team in Parliament, among others. Oliver graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in English.