Policy Advisor
Emily is a Policy Adviser at the Creative PEC, where she works with Bernard and Nik to translate the Centre’s research into policy-focused outputs. Prior to joining the PEC, she was a social researcher in the Arts, Heritage and Tourism team at DCMS. She was previously the research and policy manager at the National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange.
Emily holds an MA and PhD in cultural geography from Royal Holloway, University of London. For this, she qualitatively researched the role of independent artists during the build-up to the UK City of Culture 2021 programme, which was based in her home city of Coventry. Her wider interests include place-based policies/strategies, the socioeconomic impacts of creative activity and fostering inclusivity across the creative sectors.
Core Team
Hasan Bakhshi MBE
Director
Nataliya Nikolova
UK Administration & Partnerships Manager (Creative UK)
Emily Hopkins
Policy Advisor
Rodrigo Cavalcante Michel
Research Associate (policy)
Nik Gunn
Policy Adviser
Anna Zabow
Head of Communications (job-share)
Alejandro Ramirez-Guerra
Research Associate at Newcastle University Business School
Tom Cahill-Jones
Research Network Manager
Simon Budgen
Head of Operations
Billy Beckett
Communications Manager
Lilli Geissendorfer
Deputy Director
Bernard Hay
Head of Policy
Duncan Todd
Finance and Administration Manager
Makena Guantai Day
Executive Assistant
Alice Kent
Head of Communications (job-share)
Giorgio Fazio
Research Director of Creative PEC and Chair of Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business Schoo…
