Philip is Co-Director of ADR Northern Ireland and a member of the ADR UK Leadership Committee, in his role as Chief Statistician of Northern Ireland. He is also the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency’s (NISRA) Chief Executive and Registrar General for Northern Ireland. Philip has extensive experience as a government statistician and economist; most recently as Deputy Director with responsibility for public sector statistics at ONS. Throughout his career, Philip has championed the use of detailed survey and administrative data to better understand the challenges facing our economy and society. He is passionate about the central role that independently produced statistics and analysis play supporting policy, informing decision makers, and in democratic accountability.