Professor Michael Kenny

Inaugural Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy

Professor Kenny is the Inaugural  Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Biography Before he arrived in Cambridge, Michael held positions at: Queen’s University, Belfast; the University of Sheffield,...

Diane Coyle 2018

Professor Diane Coyle

Bennett Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy

Professor Coyle co-directs the Institute with Professor Kenny. She is heading research under the progress and productivity themes. Biography Professor Dame Diane Coyle is the Bennett Professor of Public Policy...

Professor Dennis Grube

Research lead in political decision-making

Dennis C. Grube is Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and research lead in political decision-making at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Biography Dennis’...

Matthew Agarwala

Dr Matthew Agarwala

Project Leader: The Wealth Economy

Matthew Agarwala, Economist, Bennett Institute for Public Policy, Cambridge. Matthew Agarwala is an economist interested in wealth-based approaches to measuring and delivering sustainability, wellbeing, and productivity. His research is motivated...

Ayantola Alayande

Research Assistant

Ayantola is a Research Assistant on the Digitalisation of the Public Sector project, which explores various aspects of digital government in the UK and other countries. Prior to joining the...

Steph Coulter

Research Assistant

Steph is a Research Assistant working across various aspects of our ‘place’ programme. He has been working in partnership with the Institute for Government on a ‘Review of the UK...

Stella Erker

Research Assistant

Stella is a Research Assistant at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. She holds a BSc in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and a Master of Public...

Owen Garling

Knowledge Transfer Facilitator

Owen Garling is the Bennett Institute’s Knowledge Transfer Facilitator and he provides an important conduit between our own researchers and policymakers in the UK and internationally. His work helps to...

Lucy Hampton

Research Assistant

Lucy is a Research Assistant working on the Sectoral Productivity project, which investigates the drivers of productivity in different sectors. Her research interests include the economic impacts of artificial intelligence, research...

Dr Nina Jörden

Research Associate

Dr Nina Jörden is a research associate at the Bennett Institute. Her work focuses on questions around the future of work: What do employees need to be resilient and productive?...

Rebecca Leam

Rebecca Leam

Communications Coordinator

Rebecca is the Communications Coordinator at the Bennett Institute. Her work includes managing the website, social media, events, media relations, and creating content. She has a strong background in policy...

Rosa Marks

Research Assistant

Rosa is a Research Assistant at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. She is currently researching the role of the private sector in the provision of social infrastructure. She previously...

Dr Jane Renouf

Productivity Institute Administrator

Jane is the Productivity Institute Administrator at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Her work involves providing administrative support to the Cambridge hub of the UK’s new national Productivity Institute...

Sarah Rosella

Project and Administrative Coordinator

Sarah is the Project and Administrative Coordinator at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Her work includes managing the project funding, finances, HR, administration, and departmental diaries.   She has...

Burcu Sevde Selvi

Burcu is a Research Assistant at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Her main research interests revolve around labour economics, specifically focusing on the dynamics of the school-to-work transition, skills...

Dimitri Zenghelis

Dimitri Zenghelis

Special Advisor: The Wealth Economy

Dimitri Zenghelis is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE where, from 2013-2017, he was Head of Climate Policy. In 2014 he was Acting Chief...

Louis Baktash

PhD student

Louis Baktash is pursuing a PhD in Public Policy at the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. His research interests include French and British regional...

Julia Wdowin

Julia Wdowin

PhD student

Julia Wdowin is a PhD student at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. She has previously worked with Professor Diane Coyle on the ‘Wellbeing, progress and public policy’ programme. Her...

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