Ewan Watt is a political consultant currently based in Alexandria, VA. Previously Ewan spent three years in London working for Weber Shandwick Public Affairs one the UK’s largest political consultancies. He has advised businesses in the FTSE 100 and the defense, homeland security and aerospace industries on issues ranging from stakeholder relations, messaging, and highly competitive public procurement tenders. Watt received his MA in Politics and International Relations from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland in 2005, where he received plaudits for his dissertation on the rise of the Oligarchs and privatization in the Russian Federation. He has previously had stints at the Republican National Committee and the Heritage Foundation. He also occasionally contributes to ConservativeHome, one of the most popular UK political blogs.