Helen Thompson is an English academic who teaches politics at Cambridge University, where she is a professor of political economy and a fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, where she is also Director of Studies.
[2][3] She has been working in Cambridge since 1994 and is currently a member of the Department of Politics and International Studies.
One of her recent research interests is the aftermath of the 2008 Financial crisis.
She often co-hosted the Talking Politics podcast with David Runciman.
[4] In 2024, the New Statesman named Thompson 48th in The Left Power List 2024, the magazine's "guide to the 50 most influential people in progressive politics".