Heather Carey, Co-founder and Director, Work Advance

Heather is Director of Work Advance and a leading international expert on employment and skills research, policy and practice. She has more than 20 years' experience in the skills sector, advising UK and devolved governments, local authorities, industry bodies, skills bodies, think tanks and major corporates.

Before co-founding Work Advance, she was Deputy Director of the Work Foundation (part of Lancaster University) and Head of Economic Policy for Experian PLC.

She also works internationally as a consultant with the OECD Centre for Skills, advising governments across OECD nations on skills strategy and governance. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Co-Investigator with the UKRI-funded Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, and a Board Trustee at Godalming College.