Matilda Gosling is a social researcher specialising in education, skills, and issues affecting children and young people. She has worked for governments, charities, foundations and private-sector organisations, and has overseen field research in more than 60 countries across Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia. She previously co-founded and ran The Research Base, an international social research consultancy, for 12 years. Matilda has degrees from the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics. She is a Certified Member of the Market Research Society, a Member of the Social Research Association and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Matilda lives in Brighton with her partner and two children.