Duncan Hames leads the public policy, research and advocacy teams of Transparency International UK, the British chapter of the worldwide anti-corruption movement. His work aims to advance integrity in British public life, and stop the flow through the UK of dirty money arising from corruption around the world.
Formerly a Member of Parliament from 2010 until 2015, he attended Cabinet as the parliamentary aide to the Deputy Prime Minister, and also served on the board of the Great Britain China Centre. More recently, he completed a masters degree on conflict, security and development in the War Studies department of King's College London.
Duncan served for six years of the board of London's world-leading NHS mental health trust as chair of the audit committee and the senior independent director. He is currently a director of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, and a trustee of an associated charitable trust.