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Core Team

Meet our Core Team who are based between Newcastle University and RSA House, London.

Alejandro Ramirez Guerra - Creative PEC

Alejandro Ramirez-Guerra

Research Associate at Newcastle University Business School

Alice Kent

Alice Kent

Head of Communications

Bernard Hay

Bernard Hay

Head of Policy

Dr Daniel Simandjuntak

Daniel Simandjuntak

Research Associate for Creative PEC

Duncan Todd

Duncan Todd

Finance and Administration Manager

Emily Hopkins - Creative PEC

Emily Hopkins

Policy Advisor

Giorgio Fazio - Creative PEC

Giorgio Fazio

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

Hasan Bakhshi - Creative PEC

Hasan Bakhshi MBE

Director

Iqra Choudhry

Iqra Choudhry

Policy Engagement Manager at the Creative PEC

Karen Brodie

Karen Brodie

Deputy Director of Creative PEC and Deputy Chair of GCEC

Makena Guantai Day

Makena Guantai Day

Executive Assistant

Nik Gunn - Creative PEC

Nik Gunn

Policy Adviser

Head and shoulders photo of Nirat Rujimora

Nirat Rujimora

Research Assistant Creative PEC

Dr Sarah Najm

Sarah Najm

NUAcT Fellow in Economics of Creative Industries

Simon Budgen

Simon Budgen

Head of Operations

Photo of Simon Jones with beard and glasses

Simon Jones

Communications Manager

Tom Cahill-Jones

Tom Cahill-Jones

Research Network Manager

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