Paul Owens is a leading international advisor and practitioner in cultural policy and creative economy. He is Co-Founder of BOP, and alongside his fellow directors he has pioneered now well-established methods to measure the impact of cultural policy. 

Callum leads the BOP team, its portfolio and strategic partnerships. His cultural and creative industries expertise is grounded in his work for major clients in the UK, Europe and Middle East.

Richard Naylor is a world leading expert in research methodologies for the culture and the creative industries, having been an early innovator in the development of frameworks for measuring the economic and social impacts of cultural activities.

Rachel is an Associate Director at BOP. She leads our Strategy and Planning work, assisting clients in realising transformative initiatives, executing capital projects, and shaping destinations.

Laura is an Associate Director at BOP where she plays a key role in building the company’s portfolio and reputation across the Gulf region - bringing clarity and strategic insight to some of our most ambitious projects.

Bethany is an experienced consultant, who has worked for a range of national and international clients over the past ten years. Her main focus is designing and implementing research and evaluation projects.

Rhiannon is an experienced consultant who has spent the last decade working in multiple roles across the cultural and higher education sectors, joining BOP in 2020.

Isabelle specialises in the development of estate strategies, capital projects and placemaking experiences in the UK and internationally. She has published widely on topics around the built environment.

Lizzie is a specialist in research, policy and evaluation in the creative industries delivering projects across BOP's international portfolio.

Norbert is a Senior Strategist with over a decade of experience in data analysis, product development and experience design.

Genevieve is consultant with a specialisation in cultural policy including urban policy and international cultural relations.

Poppy is an experienced social researcher and consultant working from London across BOP’s global portfolio of projects.

Bianca is an experienced consultant, with experience in the public and private sector.

Yasmeen is a multidisciplinary consultant working across an international portfolio of strategy, research, and evaluation projects.

Yuhan is an economist whose work covers economic impact assessment and cultural sector mapping in the UK and internationally.

Shereen is a specialist researcher and statistical analyst with a background in Social Psychology, Epidemiology, and Marketing.

Teodora is a skilled mixed-method senior researcher with experience in the UK, European and Romanian cultural sectors.

Nora is a mixed-method researcher working across strategic development and research, supporting cultural organisations, local authorities, funding bodies, and large-scale cultural development projects in the UK and internationally.

Emily is an interdisciplinary researcher who works across our research and strategy projects.

Based in London, Rebecca oversees BOP's communication strategy and implementation across all media channels.

Ed is a Senior Adviser at BOP, bringing deep policy expertise and a global perspective from his time as the UK’s longest-serving Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy.

Barbara is an Associate Director at BOP with expertise in broadcasting and in a wide spectrum of the arts and creative industries.

Paul Kirkman has 25 years top level experience in public policy and cultural sector leadership.

Dr. Marina Guo is a cultural entrepreneur, researcher & strategist based in Shanghai and Toronto. She is the Associate Director of London based BOP Consulting.

Jo is a highly experienced consultant, specialising in arts, culture and the creative economy. On leaving the Arts Council in 1991 she worked independently before establishing BOP in 1997 with Paul.

David Adam is an economic development, soft power and international relations specialist, with experience in strategy development and implementation for global cities including London, Moscow, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Mumbai.

Jan Runge is a senior consultant with 20 years’ experience working with cultural sector organisations, creative businesses and government agencies across the European Union and internationally.

Caroline is the Director of Achates, the cultural sector strategy and fundraising consultancy she founded in 2014. Since its creation, Achates has worked with more than 500 arts organisations helping them to build their resilience with integrity.

Donald is an urbanist working across culture, architecture, heritage, business districts, food markets and museums. He advances the regeneration, reinvention, economic and social development of cities and communities.

Tom Campbell is a Senior Associate of BOP. Tom currently leads our work on World Cities and works on a range of innovation and cultural master planning projects.

June is a Senior Associate at BOP and an international expert in cultural heritage and evaluation, with over 25 years of experience working across culture, development, and conservation in more than 65 countries.

Marianna is a researcher with extensive experience across evaluation techniques developed across the charity and private sector.

Alex leads BOP’s consulting operations in Taiwan, working with our clients there: the Ministry of Culture, the Taipei City Government and the Taiwan Land Development Corporation, among others.

Anupam is an established global expert and trusted adviser with a particular focus on cities, communities and entrepreneurs.

Ulrike is a research and evaluation specialist with 15 years of experience of working with arts and cultural organisations in the UK and internationally.

Rossella has 10 years of experience working across the cultural and creative industries.

John Howkins is an internationally renowned consultant and thinker on creativity. John was chairman of BOP Consulting from 2007 to 2011.

Summer’s work focuses on place branding and cultural exchange in an international context.

Simon is an Associate at BOP and a highly experienced theatre leader and consultant, with over three decades of executive roles across the UK’s performing arts sector.