Richard Foord is the Chair and Registered Contact of the APPG on Modern Conflict. He was elected as the Liberal Democrat MP for the Tiverton and Honiton in June 2022 and currently serves as the Liberal Democrat’s Defence Spokesman in the Commons. Prior to his parliamentary career, Richard served in the Army for ten years, reaching the rank of Major and received three campaign medals for service in Iraq and the Balkans. He volunteers at two scout groups in the area and has raised thousands of pounds for charities, including running the London Marathon for the Royal British Legion.

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts CBE is an Officer of the APPG on Modern Conflict and a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Lord Hodgson served as Chairman of the National Union of Conservative Associations from 1996 until 1998, and as Chairman of the National Conservative Convention from 1998 until 2000 when he was appointed a life peer. He served as Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and Industry in the Lords until November 2006. His parliamentary interests include Defence Forces oversight, penal reform, and restorative justice.

Baroness Stern CBE is an Officer of the APPG on Modern Conflict and a Crossbench member of the House of Lords. Baroness Stern was previously a visiting fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, from 1984 to 1991, and was Secretary General of Penal Reform International from 1989 until 2006. SHe was appointed to the House of Lords in 1999. Her areas of interest are criminal justice, foreign affairs, human rights, international development, penal reform, and prisons - and she has authored several books on penal reform.

Fred Thomas MP is an Officer of the APPG on Modern Conflict. He was elected as the Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View in 2024 and currently serves on the Defence Committee. Prior to his parliamentary career, Fred served in the Royal Marines for seven years, subsequently joining the Royal Marines Reserve. He has a keen interest in the accessibility of sport for all as well as SEND provision.

Kaleigh is the Director of the APPG on Modern Conflict. In her role with the APPG, she leads the secretariat function, including undertaking research, policy development and parliamentary advocacy, and overseeing network collaboration with partners. Outside of her work with the APPG, Kaleigh is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Deputy Director of the MA in Human Rights programme at University College London. Her work broadly concerns ethico-strategic dilemmas in conflict and crisis scenarios.

Kristin Thue is the Policy and Advocacy Coordinator of the APPG on Modern Conflict. She is responsible for external communication and advocacy, including event management and stakeholder engagement. Kristin is also the Communications and Engagement Coordinator at the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA). She has a background in security research and advocacy, and has participated in public debates on gender equality and terrorism.