Esmé is a Researcher at Theos. She joined in November 2025 having previously worked in Parliament and for think tanks, authoring the report ‘Restoring the Value of Parishes: The Foundations of Welfare, Community and Spiritual Belonging in England’ (Civitas, 2024) among other publications. Esmé holds an MPhil in the Philosophy of Religion from the University of Cambridge and a BA in the Study of Religions from SOAS, University of London. She is also a Civic Future Fellow.