Raphael is a data science fellow at Nesta, where he uses data science methods to study the creative economy. His work includes analysing arts and cultural charities at scale and social impact measurement using novel sources of online data.
Prior to Nesta, he worked as a research fellow at a telecommunications non-profit in the US, where he focused on digital inclusion. In the UK, he has worked at a behavioural economics consultancy and later as a software developer at the UK Parliamentary Digital Service for two years on a team building open data APIs.
He has a BA from Yale University and an MSc from the Oxford Internet Institute. He wrote his master’s thesis on the disability digital divide in the UK. He enjoys theatre, running, and eating, though usually not at the same time.
Research Alumni
Raquel Ortega-Argile
Chair of Regional Economic Development at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Anne Green
Professor of Regional Economic Development at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Paul Moore
Director of Future Screens NI (a part of AHRC's Creative Industries Clusters Programme) and a Co-Dir…
Rebecca Riley
Business Development Director of City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Caitriona Noonan
Lecturer in Media and Communication in the School for Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff Unive…
Juan Mateos-Garcia
Director of Innovation Mapping at Nesta
John Davies
Principal Data Scientist at Nesta
Cath Sleeman
Quantitative Research Fellow, Creative Economy & Data Analytics at Nesta
Eva Nieto McAvoy
Research Associate at the School for Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Tasos Kitsos
Research Fellow at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Diana Gutierrez Posada
Research Fellow at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Rebecca Florisson
Policy Analyst at the Work Foundation
Melanie Wilkes
Policy Advisor at the Work Foundation
Martha Bloom
Researcher at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex
Olivia Gable
Policy Analyst at the Work Foundation
Wessel Vermeulen
Lecturer in Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business School
Ula Furgal
Research Associate at CREATe, University of Glasgow
Jorge Velez-Ospina
Research Fellow in Innovation and Creative Industries
Richard Sambrook
Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University
Oliver Cox
Heritage Engagement Fellow at the University of Oxford
Raphael Leung
Data Science Fellow at Nesta
Victoria Barker
Research Associate in Creative Economy, University of Manchester
Matt Lyons
Research Fellow at City REDI, University of Birmingham
Ania Ostrowska
Research Officer (Screen), Creative Scotland
James Davies
Research Fellow, City-REDI, University of Birmingham
Tom Chivers
Research Associate
Claudia Burger
Policy Insights Manager
Xiaoren Wang
Postdoc research associate at CREATe
Siobhan McAndrew
Senior Lecturer in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of …
Alejandro Ramirez-Guerra
Research Associate at Newcastle University Business School
Rodrigo Cavalcante Michel
Research Associate (policy)
Sawan Rathi
Research Fellow in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
