Will Jessett CBE

Will Jessett spent 33 years working on defence and wider national security policy and planning, mostly for the UK Ministry of Defence, in the UK and overseas. He retired from his final role as the MoD’s Strategy Director of the UK Ministry of Defence in 2019.

Will joined SC Strategy, a boutique geopolitical advisory consultancy in 2019, and became Managing Director in 2024. He now leads SC Strategy’s growing team of partners, senior advisers and consultants, setting the company’s strategic direction and ensuring outstanding service for clients.

Will is a Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI and a visiting professor at King’s College London.