Anthony Gooch is the Director of Public Affairs & Communications at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He is responsible for developing and implementing the organisation’s public affairs, communications and engagement strategies, working globally with the breadth non-governmental stakeholders on all areas of public policy. Since joining the OECD in 2008, Anthony played a key role in managing the OECD’s major international public campaigns in response to the Global Financial Crisis and sensitive issues such as the fight against tax havens and to establish fairer tax systems, combatting international bribery. He’s the Director of the OECD Forum and Chair of the OECD Global Parliamentary Network. He conceived the OECD Better Life Index, a ground-breaking initiative to put citizens at the heart of efforts to improve the well-being and quality of life. More recently he has taken the lead in framing and shaping OECD’s response to the challenge of the “post-truth” era. Prior to joining the OECD, he headed the European Commission's Media and Public Diplomacy operations in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Anthony is a former fellow of University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy, has a postgraduate degree in Political Science & International Relations, Sciences Po Paris; an MA in Modern History, Cambridge University.