John Newbigin

John Newbigin serves as a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE) at Goldsmiths, University of London. He holds influential advisory roles including UK Creative Industries Council membership, London Mayor's Ambassador for Creative Industries, Chairman of the British Council's Advisory Group for Arts and Creative Economy, and Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong.

His research centers on creative industries policy development and creative economy frameworks. As Special Advisor to the UK Culture Minister in the 1990s, he pioneered national creative industries policies and has since advised governments globally on cultural policy, arts entrepreneurship, and digital transformation of creative content. His work bridges technology, cultural policy, and economic development in creative sectors.

John Newbigin received an OBE in the 2015 Queen's New Year Honours for exceptional contributions to creative industries and the arts.

His professional trajectory includes founding and chairing Creative England (2011-2018), leading corporate relations at Channel 4 Television (2000-2005), and serving as Lord Puttnam's executive assistant at Enigma Productions (1992-1997). He chairs Counterculture consultancy for arts organizations and serves on the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Creative Economy Programme Board. No academic student advising or research grants are documented in available materials.