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Alex Feis-Bryce is a British political activist, social justice campaigner and CEO of Transform Drug Policy Foundation

Career
In 2012 Feis-Bryce was appointed by the UK Network of Sex Work Projects to set-up National Ugly Mugs (NUM), a project supporting sex workers when they become victims of crime. Under his leadership, the project became a UK Charity and won a number of awards including the Guardian Charity Award and the Third Sector Award for "Small Charity, Big Achiever" in 2014.

In December 2019 Feis-Bryce became CEO of SurvivorsUK where he regularly spoke out about his own experience as a survivor of sexual violence. Following the conviction of serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga in January 2020, he wrote in The Guardian that the conviction "must shatter the myth that rape doesn't happen to men". Since February 2022, Feis-Bryce has been CEO of Transform Drug Policy Foundation.

Political activity
Feis-Bryce was selected as an openly gay Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate for Macclesfield (UK Parliament constituency) in 2007 and has been a Labour Councillor. . He has worked as a parliamentary aide and was a senior researcher to Ed Miliband working on the Reasons to be Cheerful podcast.

Awards

 * Independent on Sunday Rainbow List, 2015 (91),
 * Highly Commended Rising Leader, Charity Times Awards, 2020