Hannah is the Director of the Institute for Government, a non-partisan think tank that works to make UK government more effective. Hannah has a PhD in Human Geography from Cambridge University. She started her career as an official in the UK Parliament, working on scrutiny and legislative committees and advising on parliamentary procedure. In 2012 she left parliament to become Secretary to the Committee on Standards in Public Life - an ethics body in the Cabinet Office. Hannah joined the Institute for Government in 2014 and was appointed Director in October 2022. Hannah also serves as a trustee of the public participation and deliberation charity Involve. She received an OBE from Queen Elizabeth in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to the constitution, and in April 2022 she published her first book Held in Contempt: what's wrong with the House of Commons? Hannah is a regular commentator on the radio and television - including BBC television and radio, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News, Times Radio, and international broadcasters - and writes regularly for a wide range of print media. She hosts the Institute's weekly Insider Briefing podcast. Hannah is a Fellow of Salzburg Global.