Melissa Meyer

Associate
We Made That
United Kingdom

Melissa is an Associate at We Made That and leads key urban research studies for public and third sector organisations. At We Made That she has undertaken in-depth studies of places of work and industrial locations, wide-ranging cultural audits and innovative research relating to the social value of places.

Key publications include High Streets for All – an extensive study of the social value of London’s high streets – for the Mayor of London, London’s Industrial Land Supply & Economy Study and a number of granular mapping studies across the sectors of London’s cultural and creative supply chains.

Melissa has a Masters degree in City Design and Social Science from LSE and degrees in Value & Policy Studies as well as Politics, Philosophy, Economics. Prior to joining We Made That she worked for The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community and coordinator for Future London, an independent non-profit organisation committed to building a democracy around the future of cities.

She has been co-editing the Unlimited Edition newspapers on Bermondsey, Aarhus and Liverpool. She regularly delivers talks and workshops on behalf of the practice.

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Joining as a Trustee is Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies and Assistant Principal for Religion and Society at the University of Edinburgh. She is known internationally as a public intellectual and is a regular commentator in the media.

Dan Mulhall will be joining the board as a Trustee. Dan is a retired Irish diplomat, academic and published author. He is the current Parnell Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge and is a consultant with the global law firm DLA Piper.

Also joining as a Trustee is Professor Gayle McPherson, Professor of Events and Cultural Policy and Director of the Centre for Culture, Sport and Events at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). She is also a member of the European Cultural Parliament.

Joining us as a Trustee is Stephen Gethins, Professor of International Affairs at the University of St Andrews. Prior to that, Stephen was MP for North East Fife, the SNP International affairs spokesperson and was twice selected to sit on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

Joining in the role of Chair is Shonaig Macpherson CBE, an experienced Chair and non-executive director used to working at the most senior levels of government, private, public and third sectors.

If you're interested in attending Edinburgh International Culture Summit 2022 as media, interviews with contributors and ministers, or photo opportunities, please contact Susie Gray at susie@thecornershoppr.com or 07834 073795.

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