A co-founder of Manchester's Social Chain has been hired by the Government to help its social media strategy.
Dominic McGregor, who set up the business alongside new Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett, has taken on a year-long role.
Writing on Linkedin, confirming a story published in The Sunday Times, he said: "This is something I’m incredibly privileged and honoured to say I’m working on.
"Last year, after leaving Social Chain, I was approached by No.10 to see if I had any interest in advising the Cabinet Office.
"After a lot of thought, I felt like I had a responsibility to see if I can make an impact within Government.
"I accepted the year-long role and began in March. Government has such a key role in our lives; providing education, health care and other key services.
"I’ve definitely learnt so much from this role so far and worked with some incredible civil servants - going to number 10 still feels odd!
"I’m looking forward to introducing some meaningful change within Government and working on something which has a meaningful impact on people’s lives."
The news comes after Mr McGregor left The Social Chain in November 2020 after serving as its chief operating officer.
In March this year he founded a company called Stealth Mode.
