Paul Owens

Director

• NESTA
• European Commission

Paul is a founder of BOP and leads our work in economic development and creative industries, with particular knowledge of skills and training, entrepreneurship, cluster development and economic impact analysis.

In the past two years he has led a wide range of high-profile research and strategy projects for clients including the DCMS, NESTA, the British Council, the Mayor of London, Skillset, Unesco and a number of English Regional Development Agencies.

Paul holds an Honours Degree in English Literature and Language from Oxford University and an MA in Area Studies (Africa) from London University, School of Oriental and African Studies. Paul is also the Chair of The Video College, an independent training and production facility based in West London.