Shaun Woodward is currently a Visiting Professorial Fellow for Politics and Communications at London University's Queen Mary and Westfield College. Previously, Mr. Woodward served as Director of Communications in the Conservative Central Office, working directly for the Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Conservative Party. He spent eight years previous to that position at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as Editor of \That's Life\, Senior Producer for Panorama, and Producer and Director of Newsnight. Mr. Woodward began his career as a Parliamentary Lobbyist with the National Consumer Council.