People

Directors, Aeon Media

Paul Hains, Founder and CEO

Paul created Aeon and Psyche in order to explore and communicate knowledge, and to address the philosophical need we all share to make sense of ourselves and the world. He is committed to ensuring our content is accessible and freely available. Paul’s role is to sustain and develop our mission and to oversee Aeon Media as a whole, including our new venture, the Sophia Club, an international programme of Live Philosophy events.

Brigid Hains, Co-Founder and Editorial Director

Brigid was trained as an environmental historian, has taught history and philosophy of science, and studied human ecology and anthropology. In addition to supporting Paul’s overall direction of Aeon, Psyche and the Sophia Club, Brigid directs the editorial team to ensure that the vision of the magazines is manifest in our publishing programme, working closely with our commissioning editors, photo editor, video programmers and production team. Outside of her work at Aeon Media, Brigid is a member of the Melbourne Humanities Foundation and the British Museum Friends Advisory Council. You can find Brigid on X @brigidhains.

Kirsten Freeman, COO

Kirsten’s career spans arts, international cultural relations and higher education. She was the long-term deputy director for the British Council in Australia, working on projects across the UK, Australia and East Asia. She has held previous roles at Monash University and at Arts Centre Melbourne, and has served on the boards of the Emerging Writers’ Festival as well as the Centre for Contemporary Photography in Melbourne. Kirsten leads the operations across our Melbourne, London and New York teams, and works with Paul and Brigid to grow Aeon Media and deliver our mission of high-quality, original content made freely available to all.

Editorial

Editorial Director
Brigid Hains

Editor, Psyche
Christian Jarrett

Executive Editor
Sarah Caro

Deputy Editor, Aeon
Sam Dresser

Senior Editor
Marina Benjamin

Senior Editor
Sam Haselby

Consultant Senior Editor
Nigel Warburton

Senior Editor
Pam Weintraub

Commissioning Editor
Matt Huston

Commissioning Editor
Cameron McKean

Video and Illustration

Head of Video
Adam D’Arpino

Photo and Illustrations Editor
Andy Sansom

Executive team

Head of Finance
Dominic Barr

Head of Marketing and Communications
Lauren Macnab

Head of Tech
Matthias Siegel