Committee 2025/26
Rafael heads the the Wilberforce Society. Previously, he was involved in all operating roles of TWS: policy, alumni, events, and the podcast. His primary goal is to broaden the impact of TWS's output and mission. He comes from a background in economics.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rafael Karapetian
Economics
Cameron is a third-year History and Politics undergrad who joined the Wilberforce Society as a first-year policy representative before leading the events team last year. He was drawn to TWS because of its reputation as a space for non-partisan political inquiry and as a chance for students to develop pragmatic and detailed solutions to real-world issues. As Deputy Director, Cameron hopes to continue the work of making TWS as accessible as possible for all students, particularly those interested in public policy but lacking experience in the field. He has an array of academic and public policy interests ranging from Southeast Asian regional politics to capital punishment reform, and in his spare time enjoys photography, playing badminton, and collecting old video games.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Cameron McIntyre
History and Politics
Luca is a third year History student at Lucy Cavendish. She joined the Wilberforce Society last year and attended its Annual Conference in 2025. She is interested in political research mainly connected with the EU and its relation with Hungary, the country of Luca’s origin. She is interested in the Orbán regime of Hungary and its challenges and endeavours in right-wing populist politics of the 21st century.
TREASURER
Luca Vidman
History
Heads of Policy
Computer Science
Suchir Salhan
Suchir Salhan is the Head of Policy at The Wilberforce Society. He has been involved in The Wilberforce Society as Head of Policy, Head of Events and was the Editor for a policy paper on Cybersecurity and Web 3.0. He has helped organise several speaker events for TWS, including hosting events with the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka and the Russian Editor of the BBC's World Service. Suchir is a PhD Candidate in Computer Science, after completing his BA and MEng at Cambridge. His policy interests include technology, the media, press freedom, and international security.
HSPS
Evan Burgess
Evan is a 3rd year Politics and International Relations student at Magdalene college. He is Welsh and outside of TWS, is a massive cyclist. He is the head of policy editing our new journal, and is now in his 3rd year of working with the Wilberforce Society!
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Economics
Isaac Lee
Isaac is a third-year Economics student at Queens’ College and a current Head of Policy. He previously served as the society's Treasurer after joining as a first-year representative.
Passionate about applying economic methods to policy analysis, his main interests lie in monetary policy, development economics, and industrial organisation. In his role this year, he aims to engage more students in long-form research and implement rigorous analytical frameworks that reflect Cambridge's academic spirit.
Deputy Heads of Policy
Philosophy
Sami Firdose
Sami Firdose is a second year Philosopher at King’s College. He became involved with the Wilberforce Society as a Deputy Head of Policy, looking to produce new high-level, rigorous research and to set up engaging outreach programmes for sixth forms. Sami is interested in AI governance and alignment (how we can make sure that the models we build align with our interests), education policy, and liberal thought.
Land Economy
Bhing Turongpun
Bhing Turongpun is a second year Land Economist at Christ’s College. She has been involved with the society as a First Year Policy writer for the digital journal writing about the economics of prostitution in Thailand as well as helping out at the annual TWS conference. Bhing is most interested in development, welfare, and gender economics in South-East Asia, and especially how corruption in the region has limited policy and development outcomes.
Education
Tereza Nekvasilova
Tereza is a third-year Education student at Homerton College, with a focus on psychology and neuroscience. She is passionate about creating meaningful change through policy. As a member of the Wilberforce Society, Tereza's role is to connect with professionals in the field, and with their help, advance the society's mission, of producing high quality research. Beyond her work with the society, Tereza is from Czechia, and loves to travel and row (although not the early mornings!).
Head of Outreach
Education
Tereza Nekvasilova
Tereza is a third-year Education student at Homerton College, with a focus on psychology and neuroscience. She is passionate about creating meaningful change through policy. As a member of the Wilberforce Society, Tereza's role is to connect with professionals in the field, and with their help, advance the society's mission, of producing high quality research. Beyond her work with the society, Tereza is from Czechia, and loves to travel and row (although not the early mornings!).
Heads of Conference
HSPS
Olivia Arney
Olivia studies Human, Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge, specialising in Politics and International Relations. She is passionate about the potential for public policy to improve lives and to protect the most vulnerable members of society. Olivia is particularly interested in how public-private partnerships can help to design and deliver effective policy. She is excited to convene The Wilberforce Society Conference 2026. Outside of TWS, Olivia is President of the Cambridge University Geopolitical Risk and Intelligence Society and serves on Full Committee at the Cambridge Union.
History and Politics
Bernard Shiu
Bernard is a second-year History and Politics student at St John’s. He started with the Wilberforce Society as a Policy First-Year Rep and Conference helper, now returning to the Conference as a Head. His main policy interests lie in the intersection of equality, innovation and sustainability, and the possibility of international cooperation to advance these agendas.
Education
Sandra Ho
Sandra studies Education and is interested in policy and international development. She’s particularly passionate about class and gender equity, criminal justice and the development of the Global South — as well as the intersection of these topics.
Heads of Events
Economics
Ching Lam Kam
Ching Lam is a second year Economist at Queens’ College and was first involved with the Wilberforce Society as a policy first-year representative. He is particular interested in currency and debt crises, as well as corresponding international intervention responses. Beyond Wilberforce, he also serves as Head of Activities in Access Abroad Hong Kong, organizing outreach and speaker programs to narrow educational gaps in overseas education.
Law
Reneh Nanda
Réneh is a second-year law student and joined the Wilberforce Society as a first-year Events representative, and is now the Deputy Head of Events . Her academic interests inspired her to join the society, where she contributes to organising events that examine the intersection of law and public policy and explore regulatory reforms that safeguard citizens and foster socio-economic progress.
Beyond her work with the Wilberforce Society, Réneh also serves as the Treasurer of the India Society and looks forward to fostering greater collaboration between the two societies, particularly on issues of global policy.
Réneh is driven by a passion to promote meaningful conversations that bridge the gap between law, policy, and societal transformation.
HSPS
Zain Ahmed
Zain Ahmad studies Human, Social, and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge and is a Global Health Scholar with Effective Altruism Cambridge. As Deputy Head of Events for the Wilberforce Society, he helps lead the Society’s public policy conferences and speaker programmes. He has gained experience in investment banking and corporate law through internships with UBS, Slaughter and May, Freshfields, and Latham & Watkins, with interests spanning policy, finance, and sustainable development.
Head of Network
Head of Publicity
Economics
Keira Au
Keira Au is the Head of Networks at The Wilberforce Society. She is a second year Economics student at Gonville and Caius College and previously served on the committee as First Year Publicity Representative. With aspirations to apply her Economics degree to a future career in policy, she hopes to contribute to the growth and impact of the society as much as she can. Beyond TWS, Keira is actively involved in her college’s Student Union and enjoys swimming in her spare time. She is particularly interested in Economic and Foreign policy, as well as International Development and Trade.
HSPS
Isabel Clapp
Isabel Clapp is a second-year Human, Social and Political Sciences student. Within the broad spectrum of her degree, she is particularly interested in the intersection between Anthropology and Politics, which encompasses a wide range of topics from indigeneity and development to climate challenges and international theories. She joined the Wilberforce Society this year in the hope of widening its outreach on social media and increasing readership engagement. Beyond academic commitments, Isabel will most likely be found at Queens’ boat house, running through Grantchester, or tucking into brunch with friends.
Heads of Alumni
History
James Hunter
James is a second-year historian at Peterhouse.He is enthusiastic about engaging with TWS alumni during this rebranding period, aiming to help reconnect them with their Cambridge memories, explore the paths they've taken, and reflect on how both past and current members of the society can make a meaningful impact together.His academic interests include late antique empires, 19th- and 20th-century European international relations, and broader questions concerning the influences on economic development in the Global South.
Land Economy
Rasalla Ahmed
Rasalla is a third-year Land Economist, with academic and policy interests spanning climate, industrial, and international policy. He brings private sector experience from working in climate risk consultancy and auditing at EY, and is particularly interested in how private and public institutions can collaborate to drive sustainable transitions.
Rasalla is passionate about applying academic insight to real-world policy, which has led to his involvement with Cambridge Zero and advisory work with the local council.
Heads of Podcast
HSPS
Dexter Twycross
Dexter is a second-year undergraduate at Corpus Christi College. He is specialising in Social Anthropology, with a particular focus on themes related to sustainability, democratic resilience, and conflict resolution. He joins the Institute this year as its Head of Podcasts: seeking to make high quality student research more widely accessible to the public. In his free time he is an avid mountaineer, runner, and rock climber.
Philosophy
Joseph Delaney
Joseph is a second year Philosopher at Corpus Christi. He was inspired to join the society by its practical, solutions-based approach to political discourse. His academic interests range from the history of US foreign policy to theories of ideology. In his free time, Joseph enjoys the gym, music and a long documentary!