Andy Westwood, Vice Dean for Social Responsibility in the Faculty of Humanities and Professor of Government Practice, University of Manchester.

Prior to this Andy worked in government as a political adviser and a civil servant (Treasury, Education, Universities, Local Government). Andy is also Associate Partner at Public First and Specialist Adviser to House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee. Visiting Prof of FE & HE at the University of Wolverhampton. Governor at NIESR. Former Chair of OECD Forum for Social Innovation and occasional expert adviser to them, EU and IMF.