Mr Raj Patel Impact Fellow, University of Essex
- rajpatel@essex.ac.uk
- Telephone
- 3831
- Office
- 2N2.5A.06
Policy, impact and research interests
Raj is a policy analyst and his expertise is in research, policy development, public relations, building partnerships and business development. His substantive areas of expertise include growth and regional development; entrepreneurship and innovation; labour markets and skills; and regeneration. Having worked in government, academia, business and charities at a senior level, he is particularly interested in ideas around how to better join up economic and social development. He is a strong proponent for strengthening academic and policy collaboration to improve long-term decision-making, fuel social innovation and improve lives. His current responsibilities cover the use of large scale data and evidence to understand economic and social change; facilitating knowledge exchange; and building networks and productive partnerships.