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Core Team

Meet our Core Team who are based between Newcastle University and RSA House, London.

Alejandro Ramirez Guerra - Creative PEC
Alejandro Ramirez-Guerra

Research Associate at Newcastle University Business School

Alice Kent
Alice Kent

Head of Communications (job-share)

Bernard Hay
Bernard Hay

Head of Policy

Dr Daniel Simandjuntak
Daniel Simandjuntak

Research Associate for the Creative PEC

Duncan Todd
Duncan Todd

Finance and Administration Manager

Emily Hopkins - Creative PEC
Emily Hopkins

Policy Advisor

Giorgio Fazio - Creative PEC
Giorgio Fazio

Research Director of Creative PEC and Chair of Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business Schoo…

Hasan Bakhshi - Creative PEC
Hasan Bakhshi MBE

Director

Iqra Choudhry

Policy Engagement Manager at the Creative PEC

Makena Guantai Day
Makena Guantai Day

Executive Assistant

Nataliya Nikolova - Creative PEC
Nataliya Nikolova

UK Administration & Partnerships Manager (Creative UK)

Nik Gunn - Creative PEC
Nik Gunn

Policy Adviser

Head and shoulders photo of Nirat Rujimora
Nirat Rujimora

Research Assistant Creative PEC

Dr Sarah Najm
Sarah Najm

NUAcT Fellow in Economics of Creative Industries

Simon Budgen

Head of Operations

Photo of Simon Jones with beard and glasses
Simon Jones

Communications Manager

Tom Cahill-Jones

Research Network Manager

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