Dr Antonio Weiss is an affiliated researcher at the Bennett School, and author of AI Demystified (Financial Times Publishing, 2025).
He is a Senior Partner at The PSC, a public services consultancy, advising senior clients on AI, user-centred design, innovation thinking, and utilising technology to redesign public services to meet citizens’ needs.
Antonio sits on the UK Government Digital Service Responsible AI Advisory Panel, and was previously Senior Advisor to the office of the now UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, advising on public service reform and technology. He was also an elected local government councillor, serving three terms, including as a Cabinet member.
His work has been featured across several media, including the Financial Times, The Guardian, and BBC Radio 4. He has previously published four other books: 101 Business Ideas (FT Press) a number 1 WHSmith Business Bestseller; Key Business Solutions (FT Press), which was shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year 2013; Management consultancy and the British state (Palgrave Macmillan); and The Practical Guide to Digital Transformation (Kogan Page: 2022).
He holds a PhD in History from Birkbeck, University of London, and a Bachelor’s Degree and MPhil in History from Cambridge University.
