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Simon Budgen

Head of Operations

Simon is Head of Operations at Creative PEC, joining the team in the summer of 2021.

Previously, Simon has worked for the BBC and The Open University leading teams delivering free online learning for the public at home and abroad, and professional development for the OU’s 4,000 associate lecturers.


Core Team

Giorgio Fazio - Creative PEC
Giorgio Fazio

Research Director of Creative PEC and Chair of Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business Schoo…

Alice Kent
Alice Kent

Head of Communications (job-share)

Makena Guantai Day
Makena Guantai Day

Executive Assistant

Duncan Todd
Duncan Todd

Finance and Administration Manager

Bernard Hay
Bernard Hay

Head of Policy

Simon Budgen

Head of Operations

Tom Cahill-Jones

Research Network Manager

Alejandro Ramirez Guerra - Creative PEC
Alejandro Ramirez-Guerra

Research Associate at Newcastle University Business School

Anna Zabow - Creative PEC
Anna Zabow

Head of Communications (job-share)

Nik Gunn - Creative PEC
Nik Gunn

Policy Adviser

Emily Hopkins - Creative PEC
Emily Hopkins

Policy Advisor

Nataliya Nikolova - Creative PEC
Nataliya Nikolova

UK Administration & Partnerships Manager (Creative UK)

Hasan Bakhshi - Creative PEC
Hasan Bakhshi MBE

Director

Iqra Choudhry

Policy Engagement Manager at the Creative PEC

Dr Daniel Simandjuntak
Daniel Simandjuntak

Research Associate for the Creative PEC

Sarah Najm headshot photo
Sarah Najm

NUAcT Fellow in Economics of Creative Industries

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