Dr Clare Devaney is a Reader in Strategic and Systems Innovation, and Senior Researcher and Innovation Lead for GSA Rural Lab. Clare's work has been published and disseminated internationally, including through book publication (Panonomics, Springer, 2021), as an award-winning entry to The Global Indigo Prize for Economics (LetterOne/The World Bank/Goldman Sachs & JP Morgan, 2017), and through the TED platform (2017 and 2018). She is a member of the UKRI AHRC Peer Review College and its moderation panels. Clare's career includes senior leadership roles, working with the UK Government as Strategic Lead for Place and Culture in the North of England (2021/22) and as Head of Innovation for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (2013-6). Clare holds a PhD in Built Environment ('A Fourth Way: The role of cultural heritage in embedding place-driven innovation', University of Salford, 2021) and an MA/BA in English Literature (St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, 2002/1998)