Head of Policy
Previously he was Head of Research and Practice at the Design Council, where he oversaw a portfolio of research and policy development focused on maximising the social, environmental and economic value of design to the UK. Prior to this he worked at the Design Museum in London, where he helped to establish the AHRC-funded Future Observatory programme, and set-up the museum’s adult education and academic partnerships programme.
Outside of the Creative PEC, Bernard is a Trustee for Engage, the national charity for visual arts participation. He is also an Associate Lecturer in social innovation at University of the Arts London, and a Fellow of the RSA.
Core Team
Giorgio Fazio
Research Director of Creative PEC and Chair of Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business Schoo…
Alice Kent
Head of Communications (job-share)
Makena Guantai Day
Executive Assistant
Duncan Todd
Finance and Administration Manager
Bernard Hay
Head of Policy
Lilli Geissendorfer
Deputy Director
Billy Beckett
Communications Manager
Simon Budgen
Head of Operations
Tom Cahill-Jones
Research Network Manager
Alejandro Ramirez-Guerra
Research Associate at Newcastle University Business School
Anna Zabow
Head of Communications (job-share)
Nik Gunn
Policy Adviser
Rodrigo Cavalcante Michel
Research Associate (policy)
Emily Hopkins
Policy Advisor
Nataliya Nikolova
UK Administration & Partnerships Manager (Creative UK)
Hasan Bakhshi MBE
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