Executive Director

Ben holds a BA in History and American Studies and was previously a Campus Coordinator and Campus Director of The Pinsker Centre. He has been a firm advocate for intellectual tolerance on university campuses— having been elected as a delegate to the National Union of Students, and the World Union of Jewish Students. Ben was cited in Jewish News’s “twenty five under 25” list, where he was described as playing “an instrumental role in standing up to Antisemitism on campus.”

Director of Strategy

Mackenzie France graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2023 with a BA in History and Politics before joining the Pinsker Centre as Director of Strategy. He has participated in Fellowships in think tanks across the UK and US including as a Krauthammer Fellow at the Tikvah Fund, an Edington Fellow at the Prosperity Institute, and a Middle East History & Peace Fellow at Young Voices

Mackenzie writes regularly on international affairs, with a focus on countering international extremism, British foreign policy in the Middle East, and threats to Western security alliances.

Campus Director

Alex is an undergraduate student at LSE. Alex joined the Pinsker Fellowship programme, before being appointed Campus Director in September 2023. Before joining the Pinsker Centre, Alex spent a year working with NGOs focused on diplomacy and humanitarian support in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.