Director of PolicyProfessor Graham Hitchen

Graham Hitchen is Director of the Loughborough University Policy Unit and a Professor at the Institute for Creative Futures. He leads policy engagement across the university and co-directs the Creative Research and Innovation Centre (CRAIC). With a background in cultural policy, he has led research on creative technologies, data, and the Creative Industries in India. Formerly Corporate Policy Director at Arts Council England, he has advised DCMS, London government, and various agencies. He also chairs Loughborough’s Strategic Advisory Group and was recently involved in UKRI’s Industrial Strategy for the Creative Industries.