Michael A. Innes

Mike founded Craighead Kellas to address a gap in the market for bespoke strategic and applied research 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 holds a PhD from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, and studied law at Birkbeck College. He maintains a diversified portfolio of professional and research interests, and is the author, most recently, of Streets Without Joy: A Political History of Sanctuary and War, 1959-2009 (C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2021).

Dan Davies

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, assisting 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 various teams focused on commercial exploitation and use case design. He holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from the University of Wales, and he is now working concurrently on a PhD in the same field at the University of St. Andrews.