Welcome to my website

I focus on the arts, media and entertainment sectors at the core of what is sometimes referred to as the ‘creative economy’. My specialisms reside mainly in the fields of political economy and public policy: I work at the crossroads of regulation, innovation, culture and media business.

I aim to help clients, colleagues, and students to understand the factors driving change in the global creative economy, and to help them navigate their through the changing competitive landscape.

My professional background is mainly in public and regulatory affairs and corporate communications. After obtaining a PhD in history from Cambridge University, I began my professional career at the (now sadly defunct) National Consumer Council. I was subsequently a partner at the Brunswick Group (London and Brussels) and ran my own consulting firm, West Bridge Consulting, for two decades. For many years I acted as public affairs adviser to Ingenious Media, part of the Ingenious Group, with whom I also worked on education and philanthropic projects. I am a Visiting Fellow in Creative Industries at Goldsmiths in the University of London.

I was appointed a founder member of the UK Creative Industries Council in 2011 and chaired the advisory board of Creative Central Asia (a British Council initiative) between 2017-20. I acted as legislative adviser to the government of the Kyrgyz Republic in the drafting of its Creative Industries Park Law (CIP) in 2021-22. I formerly chaired the board of trustees at the Young Vic Theatre Company and classical music venue St John’s Smith Square, in London.