Dr. Alan Mendoza is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Henry Jackson Society.

Having obtained a B.A. (Hons.) and M.Phil in history at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Alan completed a Ph.D. at the same institution focusing on Anglo-American relations during the Bosnian War, 1992-1995.

A frequent speaker on various foreign policy topics, Alan’s particular research interests are the transatlantic relationship, the Middle East.and Russia. He represents the Society on various topics in the media and has appeared on the BBC, ITN, Sky, CNBC, Bloomberg and al-Jazeera networks amongst others. He also hosted the successful Worldview international relations TV show during its run on the 18 Doughty Street network.

In the wider political world, Alan is the Co-Founder and President of the Disraelian Union, a London-based progressive Conservative think-tank and discussion forum, and has worked to develop relationships and ideas between conservative networks in the United Kingdom, United States and Europe. He is also a local Councillor for the London Borough of Brent.