Fiona Tuck

Director

Fiona is an experienced consultant and research practitioner, with particular expertise in designing methodologies to elicit hard-to-reach information, and developing strong evidence based strategies and business cases. 

Fiona leads our work on sectors, clusters and skills and has undertaken numerous studies exploring the current position and future potential of sectors and professions, incorporating sectoral and spatial assessments, identification of development priorities and local, sectoral or cluster strategies and action plans. With a strong background in delivering robust, detailed analysis of economies at a local, sub-national and national level, she is an advocate for maximising the potential of secondary data to underpin the narrative of a place or sector’s performance and inform the case for intervention. Fiona has particular expertise in traditionally hard to define activities and cross-cutting capabilities like science, technology and engineering, and over the last three years she has led our Engineering, Economy and Place work with the Royal Academy of Engineering, our cluster development work on Space and Advanced Materials with the Science and Technologies Facilities Council and projects with various Local Authorities to understand emerging technologies and innovation capabilities in their place. 

Over 20 years in economic development consultancy Fiona has worked across all stages of intervention design, development and review, from baseline analysis and demand assessments, to strategy development, to concept and feasibility testing through to performance monitoring and impact analysis, providing insight into operational and strategic effectiveness to shape future delivery. 

Fiona is currently a member of the Advisory Board for Worcestershire Local Skills Improvement Plan. 

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Recent publications:

Engineering and local growth
Universities, creative industries, and inward investment - who drives what?
(Green) jobs for the boys