Who We Are
Dr. Michael A. Innes
Founder & Managing Director
Mike is lead consultant at Craighead Kellas and manages design and delivery of the company’s client services.
Based in Dubai, he divides his time between the UAE, the UK and assignments elsewhere. He previously served as a civilian official with the UN in Iraq and with NATO in Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Europe.
He spent a decade consulting on government framework projects, and maintains a diversified portfolio of professional activities, including an active research profile at King’s College London.
He holds a PhD in political science from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, and a Graduate Diploma in Law from Birkbeck.
Dan Davies
Director Business Development
Dan manages business development for Craighead Kellas globally and represents the company in the UK.
He has over a decade of experience in business development consultancy, helping innovation teams to position their solutions pan-sector but latterly focused primarily in the government, defence and security spaces.
He has worked on numerous Defence-funded projects with teams focused on technology innovation, commercial exploitation, and use case design.
He holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from the University of Wales, and he is now working on a PhD in the same field at the University of St. Andrews.