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
Research Director of Creative PEC and Chair of Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business Schoo…
Alice Kent
Head of Communications
Makena Guantai Day
Executive Assistant
Duncan Todd
Finance and Administration Manager
Bernard Hay
Head of Policy
Simon Budgen
Head of Operations
Tom Cahill-Jones
Research Network Manager
Alejandro Ramirez-Guerra
Research Associate at Newcastle University Business School
Nik Gunn
Policy Adviser
Emily Hopkins
Policy Advisor
Hasan Bakhshi MBE
Director
Iqra Choudhry
Policy Engagement Manager at the Creative PEC
Daniel Simandjuntak
Research Associate for Creative PEC
Sarah Najm
NUAcT Fellow in Economics of Creative Industries
Simon Jones
Communications Manager
Nirat Rujimora
Research Assistant Creative PEC
Karen Brodie
Deputy Director of Creative PEC and Deputy Chair of GCEC
