Tom Hashemi is Managing Partner at Cast From Clay, a communications consultancy that helps public policy experts shape conversations that strengthen democracy. A communications strategist by background, he has worked with the Atlantic Council, NATO Engages, OECD, Stimson Center, War on the Rocks, and the World Resources Institute. He has an MA in Terrorism Security & Society from King’s College London, and a BA (Hons) in Middle Eastern History from the University of Manchester.