The Centre for Policy Studies has today announced that its Director, Robert Colvile, will be stepping down in the coming months.
Robert joined the Centre for Policy Studies team in September 2016 as Editor of its CapX media arm, becoming Director of the CPS and Editor-in-Chief of CapX in October 2017. During his tenure the CPS cemented its position as the pre-eminent think tank on the right, advocating policies to boost growth, support business, tackle the housing crisis and make Britain a more prosperous and dynamic country.
Robert will remain involved with the CPS, in particular by leading a new policy programme on business and enterprise.
The CPS Board has begun the process of recruiting a new Director, with the role to be advertised in due course. Robert will remain in post until a successor has been appointed.
Lord Spencer, Chair of the Centre for Policy Studies, said:
‘Robert has been an exceptional Director of the CPS for many years and will be much missed, but he does leave the organisation in great order. The Board thanks him wholeheartedly. We will now start the search for a suitable successor.’
Robert Colvile said:
‘It’s been the honour of my life to lead the CPS, and in particular to help see it through its 50th anniversary. I’m hugely grateful to Maurice Saatchi and Michael Spencer for, respectively, giving me the job and letting me keep it – and to all those I’ve worked with over the years. It’s with a very heavy heart that I’ve made the decision to step down, but I look forward to continuing to be involved with the CPS, and to seeing it continue to flourish.’
ENDS
NOTES TO EDITORS
- The CPS welcomes interested candidates to email [email protected] for more information
- The Centre for Policy Studies is one of the oldest and most influential think tanks in Westminster. With a focus on taxation, economic growth, housing, immigration, and energy abundance, its goal is to develop policies that widen enterprise, ownership and opportunity
Date Added: Tuesday 24th March 2026
