Senior team

With more than 30 years of UK and international experience (Europe, USA and Asia) across academia, industry and consultancy, Georgia leads multidisciplinary teams to deliver value and impact for our clients through robust and pioneering economic research, evidence-based evaluations and impact assessments, and powerful business cases. She has directed over 350 programmes and authored reports for national governments, regional agencies, science and research establishments and local authorities. She is recognised for her attention to detail and strong grasp of public policy, addressing methodological challenges with rigour, critical thinking and providing clarity and practical insights to complex policy and investment decisions. Georgia has unparalleled knowledge in multiple sectors – having started her career in Oil, Gas and Energy, followed by Local Government, Academia, Automotive sector, Real Estate and Property, and Consultancy for the Public Sector and International Development. She successfully deploys her expertise and knowledge across social science and economic settings and disruptive technology fields. She is highly respected and accomplished economist as well as business strategy specialist. Georgia is a qualified HR and organisational development practitioner and has advised global companies, science establishments and academics with bespoke business planning, performance management, work force planning and capacity building. She holds an MSc in Economics from the University of York, an MA in Industrial Relations from the University of Warwick and a BSc from the University of Athens in Economics and Business. A Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the Society of Professional Economists, the UK and European Evaluation Societies, Georgia also contributes to postgraduate studies at UCL, Warwick and Nottingham Business School.

Andrew is an accomplished econometrician and statistician, and project leader with outstanding knowledge of data sources across a range of social and economic fields. He is highly competent in data management, analysis and interpretation, applying appropriate statistical and analytical techniques. Prior to joining WECD in 2016, Andrew worked as a Government statistician in the Government Statistical Service (DBT, DfE and DfT) for 20 years. In Government, Andrew led teams that managed extremely complex data structures. He managed the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England for DfE – one of the most complex Government surveys ever, combining data on young people, their parents and wider households along with administrative data. Andrew also designed and managed the analytical approach to the Longitudinal Small Business Survey, another exercise that required cleaning and combining data sources and then linking survey data to administrative data on businesses from IDBR. At WECD, Andrew has led sound and systematic research and robust quantitative analyses (including experimental designs) ensuring that all our work is reliable and defensible to peers and stakeholders. He has a strong grasp of ethical principles and oversees and guides our teams to apply these consistently in all our work, ensuring and conveying integrity and responsibility. Andrew regularly gives presentations to a variety of audiences including at international level on maximising benefits from the use of Government administrative data. He holds an MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics, a BSc in Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics, from the University of Warwick, and is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.