We are delighted to announce the successful appointment of our Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Place Fellows. These exceptional individuals bring a wealth of experience, creativity, and passion to help drive local policy innovation across the UK.
The LPIP Place Fellows represent a diverse mix of regions, sectors, and expertise. This diversity underscores our commitment to inclusive and impactful policy innovation. The Fellows come from fields spanning economic development, social policy, and environmental sustainability, creating a rich network for collaboration and mutual learning.
As we embark on this exciting journey, we look forward to seeing the meaningful partnerships and initiatives that will emerge. The LPIP Hub remains dedicated to fostering a thriving ecosystem of local leaders equipped to tackle regional challenges and amplify policy impact.
Keep an eye on our blog for updates on their projects and stories as they progress. We are building a stronger foundation for place-based leadership across the UK.
The Place Fellows are as follows:
| Glenn Athey | Managing Director, Mylocaleconomy |
| Ed Atkins | Senior Lecturer, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol |
| Val Birchall | Chair of the National Alliance for Cultural Services and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the Academy of Urbanism. |
| Amy Burnett | Research Fellow at the Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research (CEEDR) at Middlesex University’s Business School |
| Linda Christie | Applied Economist and Strategic Policy Professional |
| Tamara Cincik | CEO of Fashion Roundtable, Professor of Fashion and Sustainability at Bath Spa University and a UK Trade and Business Commissioner |
| Sophie Cloutterbuck | Director of London Engagement and the London Met Lab: Empowering London at London Metropolitan University |
| Tom Crick MBE | Professor of Digital Policy at Swansea University and Chief Scientific Adviser at the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Ceri Davies | Director, Centre for Deliberation |
| Kevin Fenning | Director, Evidence First |
| Jon Gleek | Head of Service – Policy, Insight & Change, City of Doncaster Council |
| Ian Harvey | Head of Institute of Place Management, joint Founder and Vice President of Civic Voice |
| Nicola Headlam | Independent Economic Adviser |
| Sue Jarvis | Co-lead the University of Liverpool’s Heseltine Institute for Public, Policy, Practice and Place |
| Angela Jeffery | Co-Chair Birmingham Citizens |
| Lisa Jones | Assistant Director for Integrated Commissioning Health, Housing and Communities, Sunderland City Council |
| Allan Macleod | Independent Consultant |
| Stuart Mills | Assistant professor of economics at the University of Leeds. |
| Helen O’Gara | Public Health Principal |
| Joseph Owen | Research Fellow at the University of Southampton |
| Andrew Reeves | Associate Professor, De Montfort University Leicester |
| Ges Rosenberg | Research Fellow in Engineering Systems and Design in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bristol |
| Nina Ruddle | Head of Public Policy Engagement, Wrexham University |
| Anna Sellars | Senior Rural Business Consultant with SAC Consulting |
| Liam Smyth | Programme Lead, UK National Commission for UNESCO |
| Mark Swift | Chief Executive Officer Wellbeing Enterprises CIC |
| Graham Thrower | Head of The Institute for Economic and Social Inclusion, University of Sunderland |
Find out more about the Local Policy Innovation Partnership Hub.