Helio Intelligence, Europe’s leading provider of AI-enabled political and policy insights, has announced the appointment of Andrew Rashbass as Chair.
Andrew joins the business as Helio continues to build on more than 25 years of political expertise, serving over 1,100 customers across corporates, non-profit organisations, investment firms and public affairs consultancies. His appointment comes at a pivotal moment, following investment from growth-focused private equity firm ECI Partners in May 2026, as Helio accelerates the next phase of its journey, expanding its political coverage, with investment in high-quality human political judgement, augmented by advanced use of the latest AI technology.
Andrew brings an exceptional track record of executive leadership across world-class media and intelligence groups. As Chief Executive of The Economist Group, he spearheaded a remarkable digital transformation of The Economist, scaling global reader engagement, steering the iconic brand through a pivotal era of publishing innovation, and overseeing the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a world-leading geopolitical intelligence provider.
As Chief Executive of Euromoney, he led the global B2B information, intelligence and events group through strategic growth and business transformation, from a specialist news, media and events business into a world-class information, data and intelligence provider.
Alongside his executive career, Andrew is an Associate in the world-leading van der Schaar AI lab at the University of Cambridge, which develops cutting-edge machine learning and AI theory and methods that are transforming medicine, scientific discovery and other fields at the heart of human progress.
This combination of large-scale transformation leadership in information services, strategic vision and hands-on engagement with cutting-edge AI research makes Andrew uniquely placed to support Helio’s next chapter of growth and innovation.
Andrew Himsley, CEO of Helio Intelligence, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Andrew to the board as Chair. His experience leading transformational change at The Economist Group and Euromoney, combined with his active involvement in frontier AI research at Cambridge, is exactly the blend of expertise Helio needs as we scale and continue to deliver best-in-market insight to our clients. His perspective will be invaluable as we move into our next phase of growth.”
Andrew Rashbass, Chair of Helio Intelligence, commented: “Helio sits at the intersection of two things I care deeply about: world-class expert-led intelligence and the thoughtful application of AI to make that intelligence sharper, faster and more useful. The business has built a remarkable position in a market where quality and speed of insight really matter. I’m delighted to be joining Andrew and the team, alongside ECI, at such an exciting point in the company’s journey.”
Toby Fitzherbert, Investment Director at ECI Partners, added: “Andrew has an outstanding record of leading data and intelligence businesses through major transformations. We look forward to working with him as the Helio team builds further on its standout position in the political intelligence market.”
