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Raya Kalenova
Raya Kalenova is executive vice-president of the European Jewish Congress.
Renee Bauer
Renee Bauer is a divorce lawyer and host of the Happy Even After podcast. She has previously featured in The New York Times.
Revd Dr Richard Turnbull
The Reverend Dr Richard Turnbull is the Director of the Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics.
Rian Wilson

Rian Wilson is a recent MPhil graduate in Philosophy from University College London and Non-Fiction Editor for Phi Magazine.

Rich Kellen
Rich Kellen is the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer of software and cyber security firm Wind River.
Richard Harper
Richard Harper is a practicing Veterinary Surgeon with an MSc in Clinical Oncology. He has a keen interest in strategies of minimal intervention; both medical and political.
Richard Heller

Richard Heller was chief of staff to Denis Healey from 1981 to 1983 and to Gerald Kaufman from 1985 to 1987. He has reported or analysed six Presidential elections for British media. He is also the author of The Prisoner of Rubato Towers.

Richard Norrie
Richard Norrie is the Director of the Statistics and Policy Research Programme at Civitas, and author of the publication 'In Defence of British Openness'.
Richard Nugee

Lieutenant General (ret.) Richard Nugee is a Senior Research Associate with the Climate Change & (In)Security Project and Non-Executive Member of the Defence Safety and Envrionmental Committee.

Richard Patient
A former aide to Ted Heath, Richard is the Founder and Managing Director of the property communications consultancy, Thorncliffe. He played an active role in last year’s Brexit campaign, serving as London Chairman of Vote Leave’s business arm, Business for Britain. During the campaign he delivered a host of speeches and key note addresses to a range of business audiences right across the capital.
Richard Phillips
Richard is Director of Healthcare Policy at the ABHI. He took up the role in June 2015, and brings over 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries, most recently as Director of Public Policy and Advocacy for North West Europe with BD Medical Technology.