Ant is a highly experienced British Royal Marine Commando with 22 years of operational service, during which he deployed extensively across the globe. Alongside his military career, he completed an MBA before earning a PhD at the University of Glasgow, where he is now an Honorary Research Fellow. His doctoral research examined emotional intelligence and emotional regulation strategies within high-performing teams.

Ant currently serves as Senior Researcher at the Leadership Institute Royal Navy (LIRN), headquartered at Navy Command Headquarters in Portsmouth. In this capacity, he drives high-impact research by embedding academics within the Naval service through Fellowship appointments, whilst also reviewing research applications for the Royal Navy Academic Scrutiny Board (RN-ASB). A prominent advocate for emotional intelligence across the UK Armed Forces, his expertise has taken him before the most senior audiences in British public life, including the First Sea Lord, the Minister for the Armed Forces, and members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. 

Emotional intelligence and emotional regulation

High-performing teams

Leadership

Resilience and stress management

Psychophysiology

Intelligence

Royal Navy - PhD Postgraduate Study Grant, 150k (2021 to 2025)

Universaity of Glasgow Mobility grant, 20k (2025)

Royal Navy research grant, 100k (2023)

Commando Training Centre Royal Marines Research Grant 16k (Sep 2021)

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Regulation

Elite Forces

Ant has extensive experience delivering advanced academic mentorship to senior military personnel, supporting master's-level study and guiding candidates through doctoral application processes within defence contexts. This work bridges the demands of rigorous postgraduate scholarship with the complexities of professional military service, requiring a sophisticated understanding of both academic standards and operational environments.

Complementing this, a sustained coaching engagement with the Royal Marines has involved designing and facilitating applied Emotional Intelligence programmes addressing resilience, stress regulation, and professional relationship development, drawing on evidence-based behavioural frameworks within high-performance settings.