Nick is a Professor of Economic Geography and Executive Director of the recently launched Research Centre for Creative Economies at Coventry University. He is a founding Director of the social enterprise, Creative United, and Editor-in-Chief of European Urban and Regional Studies: Sage Journals. Nick returned to academe with Coventry University; previously he was Consulting Director, Economic Development and Economic Policy at international policy and evaluation house ICF GHK and a Visiting Professor at the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University.