Director of Work Advance
Lesley Giles is Director of Work Advance, where she undertakes analysis and evaluation, and provides policy advice around workplace innovation, skills and the world of work.
Until recently she was Director at the Work Foundation where she managed a work programme seeking to champion and advance Good Work.
Prior to this, Lesley was Deputy Director and Company Secretary at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, where she provided guidance on skills and employment issues to Industry and Government. In addition, Lesley has worked in a variety of other roles across government undertaking skills and/or employment research and policy advice including: Acting Director for Strategy and Research, and Head of Research, at the Sector Skills Development Agency; and a senior researcher for the Department for Education and Employment, the Employment Service, and the Cabinet Office.
Consortium Partners
Josh Siepel
Associate Professor in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Lesley Giles
Director of Work Advance
Jonathan Sapsed
Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Newcastle University Business School
Heather Carey
Director of Work Advance
Sara Maioli
Reader in Economics at Newcastle University Business School
Dave O’Brien
Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries at The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The U…
Jonathan Jones
Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University Business School
Mark Taylor
Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield
Ruoxi Wang
Research Associate at the Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield
