Executive Assistant
Makena is Executive Assistant to Creative PEC’s Director Hasan Bakhshi. My background is in international development and I have worked in that sector for over ten years. I am passionate about human rights and gravitate towards sectors that work to improve the lives of people in all walks of life.
On the home front, I like to think of myself as a relaxed mum though my kids may vehemently disagree! I am originally from Kenya so if you ever want to go and visit the eighth wonder of the world, (Maasai Mara), please get in touch for tips!
Core Team
Giorgio Fazio
Research Director of Creative PEC and Chair of Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business Schoo…
Alice Kent
Head of Communications
Makena Guantai Day
Executive Assistant
Duncan Todd
Finance and Administration Manager
Bernard Hay
Head of Policy
Simon Budgen
Head of Operations
Tom Cahill-Jones
Research Network Manager
Alejandro Ramirez-Guerra
Research Associate at Newcastle University Business School
Nik Gunn
Policy Adviser
Emily Hopkins
Policy Advisor
Hasan Bakhshi MBE
Director
Daniel Simandjuntak
Research Associate for Creative PEC
Sarah Najm
NUAcT Fellow in Economics of Creative Industries
Simon Jones
Communications Manager
Nirat Rujimora
Research Assistant Creative PEC
Karen Brodie
Deputy Director of Creative PEC and Deputy Chair of GCEC
