
Will Riley-Smith
Director
Will has worked with a number of firms focusing on emerging tech from Samsung to Andreessen Horowitz, one of the world’s largest VC firms, helping them to traverse the challenging policy terrain. With this background, Will also focuses on NorthPoint Strategy’s developing AI practice.
Prior to consultancy, Will spent three years running the office of a minister and MP, handling a range of policy areas, including agriculture and transport. During his time in Westminster, Will was responsible for organising the Inter-Parliamentary Cricket World Cup and led a number of operations for the Government Whips’ Office, including the lauded ‘Respect Your Vote’ campaign.
He has since been recognised as a top 175 political lobbyist in the UK, co-founded Tories in Sport, a forum for Conservative sports policy and is also Director of UK Cryptoasset Business Council.