People
The company was incorporated in the UK on 25 January 2008 and was founded by Simon Davies, Thomas H. Dee and Dr. Gus Hosein. In addition to their work with Privacy International and 80/20 Thinking, Simon Davies and Gus Hosein are both Visiting Senior Fellows in the London School of Economics.
80/20 Thinking's CEO Simon Davies, is also founder and director of Privacy International, one of the leading privacy advocacy bodies. This dual role has been the cause of some public controversy (see below).
80/20 Thinking (occasionally truncated to "80/20") also comprises an advisory group including Sir Howard Davies, Director of the London School of Economics, security expert Bruce Schneier, the Earl of Northesk, the Countess of Mar, and business leaders such as Ray Stanton, Global Head of Security Business & Continuity for British Telecom.
The enterprise did not seek startup funding or investment, and was entirely financed by the founders.
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