William Bates is a Policy Associate at the Payment Systems Regulator, bringing experience as a Policy Advisor from the Department for Business and Trade. Previous roles include a Summer Intern at the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and a Part-Time Assistant to a Campaign Manager for a major UK political party. William Bates holds a BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations from the University of the West of England, earned between 2017 and 2020.