Meet the core team, the researchers from our consortium of universities, our Industry Champions, and International Council.
This page is the process of being updated as the Creative PEC moves to new co-hosts Newcastle University and the RSA. Below you can see the researchers we worked with during the first iteration of the PEC 2018 - 2023.
Meet the PEC's Industry Champions: a UK-wide network of trusted practitioners, drawn from all parts of the creative industries. The group provide the PEC with guidance on industry’s most pressing challenges, expert insight to inform our research, and critical feedback on our policy recommendations.
The Global Creative Economy Council (GCEC) grew out of the PEC International Council that was working in the first stage of Creative PEC, from 2018-2023. Learn more about the work of the International Council.
The GCEC brings together academics, practitioners, policy professionals and investors from five continents to identify and discuss emerging trends of global significance in creative economy practice and policy. In particular, it aims to provide inclusive perspectives on global policy issues that span both Global South and Global North, and consider ideas for transnational policies and standards. Supported by PEC Creative and the British Council, it contributes to the work of both organisations by providing targeted insights and related research.
Director of Work Advance
Heather Carey is Director of Work Advance, where she provides research and advisory support with a particular focus on inclus...
Director of Work Advance
Lesley Giles is Director of Work Advance, where she undertakes analysis and evaluation, and provides policy advice around wor...
Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University Business School
Jonathan Jones is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Newcastle University Business School and a Research Lead in the Internati...
Senior Lecturer in Economics and Director of Post-Graduate Research at Newcastle University Business School
Dr Sara Maioli is an applied economist with expertise in firm-level data. Her research interests relate to applying micro-eco...
Senior Lecturer in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield
Siobhan McAndrew is Senior Lecturer in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheff...
Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries at The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The University of Manchester
Dr Dave O’Brien is Chancellor's Fellow in Cultural and Creative Industries, based in the School of History of Art at the Univ...
Research Fellow in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Dr Sawan Rathi is working as a Research Fellow (Post-Doctoral) at the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Susse...
Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Newcastle University Business School
Professor Jonathan Sapsed is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Newcastle University Business School. He was Pri...
Senior Lecturer in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Josh Siepel is Senior Lecturer at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School. He is ...
Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield
Mark Taylor is Research Lead for Arts, Culture and Heritage at Creative PEC, and Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at t...
Professor and Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Professor Stuart Allan is Professor and Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) at Cardiff University. He...
Research Associate for the PEC at the University of Manchester
Victoria is Research Associate for Creative Industries Policy and Evidence at the University of Manchester; researching polic...
Researcher at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex
Martha Bloom is a Researcher at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex. After graduating with a BA in ...
Policy Insights Manager
Claudia was the Policy Insights Manager for the PEC where she produced briefing notes and insights for the consortium and wid...
Research Fellow in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Dr Roberto Camerani is Research Fellow at SPRU, University of Sussex. He holds a PhD in Science and Technology Policy Studies...
Research Fellow in Innovation and the Creative Industries in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Dr Patrizia Casadei is a Research Fellow in Innovation and the Creative Industries in the Science Policy Research Unit at the...
Research Associate
Dr Tom Chivers is a Research Associate with Cardiff University, working with the PEC's ‘Public Value in Arts, Culture and Pub...
Research Fellow, City-REDI, University of Birmingham
James Davies joined City-REDI in November 2021 as a Research Fellow. His work is focused on the regional impacts of creative ...
Principal Data Scientist at Nesta
John Davies is the Principal Data Scientist Nesta. He works on the interface of economics and data analysis, particularly in ...
Research Associate at Newcastle University
Dr Salvatore Di Novo is a Research Associate at Newcastle University. His research has focused on industrial organisation, in...
Professor of Media Economics at the University of Glasgow and Director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research
Professor Gillian Doyle is Professor of Media Economics at the University of Glasgow and Director of the Centre for Cultural ...
Research Fellow at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Dr Diana Gutierrez Posada became a member of City-REDI in January 2019. She is a quantitative researcher specialising in Regi...
Policy Analyst at the Work Foundation
Rebecca Florisson is a Policy Analyst at the Work Foundation. Among other projects, she is supporting implementation of the S...
Research Associate at CREATe, University of Glasgow
Ula Furgal is a Postdoctoral Researcher at CREATe, the UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre at the University of Glasgow....
Policy Analyst at the Work Foundation
Olivia Gable is a Policy Analyst at the Work Foundation, where she is supporting the PEC's area of work in Skills, Talent and...
Director of Innovation Mapping at Nesta
Juan Mateos-Garcia is Director of Innovation Mapping at Nesta, where he leads a team using novel data sources and analytical ...
Senior Lecturer in Arts Management and Cultural Policy and Head of the Institute for Cultural Practices, University of Manchester
Dr. Abigail Gilmore is Senior Lecturer in Arts Management and Cultural Policy and Head of the Institute for Cultural Practice...
Professor of Regional Economic Development at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Professor Anne Green is Professor of Regional Economic Development at City-REDI (Regional Economic Development Institute) at ...
Chair of Global Creative Enterprise at the University of Edinburgh Business School
Professor Candace Jones is the Chair of Global Creative Enterprise at the University of Edinburgh Business School. She receiv...
Senior Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Dr Jenny Kidd is Senior Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University. Jenny researches in th...
Research Fellow at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Dr Tasos Kitsos is an economist specialising in regional research with interests on regional resilience; the creative and dig...
Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Glasgow, and Director of CREATe
Professor Martin Kretschmer (LLM LSE, PhD UCL) is Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Glasgow, and Di...
Associate Professor in Economic Geography at London School of Economics
Dr Neil Lee is an Associate Professor in Economic Geography at London School of Economics, where he is Director of the MSc in...
Data Science Fellow at Nesta
Raphael is a data science fellow at Nesta, where he uses data science methods to study the creative economy. His work include...
Dean of Research and Impact in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Ulster University
Professor Frank Lyons is Dean of Research and Impact in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Ulster University. He has dev...
Research Fellow at City REDI, University of Birmingham
Matt Lyons is an economist specialising in sub-regional economic modelling. He has recently submitted his PhD at Cardiff Univ...
Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Strategy and Marketing at the University of Sussex
Dr Monica Masucci is a Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Department of Strategy and Marketing at the Universit...
Research Associate at the School for Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Dr Eva Nieto McAvoy works as a Research Associate at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (J...
Creative Director for CREATe at the University of Glasgow
Bartolomeo Meletti works as Creative Director for CREATe, the UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre (University of Glasgow...
Director of Future Screens NI (a part of AHRC's Creative Industries Clusters Programme) and a Co-Director of Ulster University's Creative Industries Institute
Professor Paul Moore joined the University of Ulster in 1999 and has since been active in the development of the creative art...
Associate Professor, Applied Urban Sciences, UCL
Dr Max Nathan is Associate Professor in Applied Urban Sciences, UCL, and is a Deputy Director of the What Works Centre for Lo...
Lecturer in Media and Communication in the School for Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Dr Caitriona Noonan is lecturer in Media and Communication in the School for Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff Univers...
Chair of Regional Economic Development at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Professor Raquel Ortega-Argile holds the Chair of Regional Economic Development at City REDI Institute at the University of B...
Business Development Director of City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Rebecca Riley is the Business Development Director of City-REDI and leads on all consultancy services and operational deliver...
Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University
Richard Sambrook is Professor of Journalism and Director of the Centre for Journalism at Cardiff University. He began his car...
Professor in Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow and Deputy Director of CREATe
Professor Philip Schlesinger is Professor in Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor in Media and...
Quantitative Research Fellow, Creative Economy & Data Analytics at Nesta
Dr Cath Sleeman is the Quantitative Research Fellow at Nesta. Her work shows new insights from novel sources of big data, suc...
Research Associate in Creative Industries in the School of Arts and Humanities, Ulster University
Dr Hyojung Sun is a Research Associate in creative industries at Ulster University. She is an interdisciplinary researcher, w...
Professor of Innovation Management and Strategy at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
Professor Bruce Tether is Professor of Innovation Management and Strategy at the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) w...
Research Fellow in Innovation and Creative Industries
Dr Jorge Velez-Ospina is a Research Fellow in Innovation and Creative Industries in the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) a...
Lecturer in Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business School
Dr Wessel Vermeulen is a Lecturer in Economics at Newcastle University Business School. He is an applied economist working on...
Postdoc research associate at CREATe
Xiaoren Wang is a postdoc research associate at CREATe, the UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre at the University of Gla...
Policy Advisor at the Work Foundation
Melanie Wilkes is a Policy Advisor at the Work Foundation and has extensive experience in research and policy development. Sh...