Mike Wells is a professional ecologist and ecourbanist with over 35 years of consultancy experience and 45 years in ecological science. He co-founded Biodiversity by Design Ltd in 2006 with the
Fiona joined the Design Council in April 2024 as the Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Leveraging her marketing background, she offers invaluable support across campaigns, events, and content
Vincent advises the public, private, and voluntary sectors, ranging from local neighborhoods to regional authorities and from inner-city and remote rural communities. Previously, he held senior posts
Bron is the Programme and Community Manager at Design Council, where she manages our Design Council Experts network, helping to ensure that their skills knowledge feed into our Design for Planet
Ben Ramalingam leads the United Nations Strategic Review of Child Rights. He was previously Chief Strategic Development Officer at UNICEF UK, where he led efforts in innovation, design, strategy, and
Harbinder is a chartered architect and Creative Director of Birdi & Partners, a London-based consultancy that provides design advisory services to government bodies, academic institutes, and the
Professor Elena Marco is Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Arts, Technology, and Environment at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol. An internationally recognised leader
Our network of experts are design pioneers who work with us to advocate for design, share knowledge about best practice and help us deliver advice and programmes.
Susan Postlethwaite is Professor of Fashion Technologies at the Manchester Fashion Institute and Director of the Robotics Living Lab (RoLL). She is an alumna of the prestigious Policy Fellowship
Laura joined enthusiastically in March 2022 to lead the Marketing & Communications team, tasked with raising the profile of the Design Council brand and its wide range of inspirational
