Torsten Bell is Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, an economic research charity working to raise the living standards of households on low to middle incomes.
Prior to leading the Resolution Foundation, Torsten worked in HM Treasury, as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers during the financial crisis, and as Director of Policy for the Labour Party. He is an Honorary Professor at UCL and writes a weekly column in The Observer.
His first book,Great Britain?, was published by Bodley Head in June 2024 and became an instant Sunday Times Bestseller.