Governance

Geoff Goodwin

Chair of Council

Geoffrey Goodwin is a C-suite executive specializing in strategic growth, innovation, and commercial success in media and creative industries. He has held leadership roles at the BBC, Verizon Media, and Outernet London, driving revenue growth, launching award-winning content, and pioneering next-generation media initiatives. Passionate about bridging traditional and emerging media, he also serves as Chair of LIPA, fostering the next generation of creative performers and leaders.

Michelle Emmerson

Vice Chair of Council

Michelle Emmerson is a CEO, Board Director, Management Consultant and HR professional with experience across E-commerce, Education, Mobile Tech, Retail, Luxury, TV and Music industries. In addition to being a Council Director, Michelle is Chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Juliet Johnson

Vice Chair of Council

Juliet Johnson is a General Counsel with extensive broad senior legal experience. She has worked for high-profile organisations and on high-profile matters across a number of sectors, including Financial Services, Healthcare, Tech, Energy and Retail. In addition to being a Council Director, Juliet is Chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee.

Isabel Begg

Council Director

Isabel Begg is a Senior Business Executive in film, TV, music and radio. In addition to being a Council Director, Isabel is Chair of the LIPA HE-MAT Committee.

Pete Fendall

Council Director

Pete is a Council Director and Chair of the Finance Committee.

Ashley Herman

Council Director

Ashley Herman is one of the UK's top theatre producers. He is director of Playing Field (Theatre) Ltd., which was set up in 2019 and is involved in the investment, development and production of West End, touring and Broadway productions.

Joe Johnson

Council Director

Joe is a Chief Operating Officer at Uniac as well as an Internal Audit Director, bringing 16 years’ experience of risk, financial, compliance and IT auditing in both the private and public sectors. This includes eight years leading the delivery of internal audit programmes at several of Uniac's clients, as well as working with University Executive Teams on governance, risk management and strategic reviews.

In addition to being a Council Director, Joe is Chair of the Audit Committee

David Owen

Council Director

David Owen has spent his whole professional career working in Liverpool. His career started in Investment Management in Liverpool with Rensburg & Co where he trained as an equity and bond analyst before moving to portfolio management responsibilities for HNW private clients, pension funds and charities. He now is a Senior Investment Director in the Liverpool office of Rathbones and a Chartered Fellow of the Securities Institute. David served on the board of Edge Hill University for several years. A passionate ambassador for Liverpool, David is currently the chair of Professional Liverpool. David is married with three adult children, is interested in most sports having played rugby league in his youth and also plays guitar in a band in his spare time!

Zoe Radnor

Council Director

Professor Zoe Radnor is the Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Global Academic Hubs at Aston University. Previous to this she held roles as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at The University of Law, and Vice-President for Strategy and Planning at City, University of London. Zoe’s research interest is performance / process improvement and service management within public sector organisations. She has led research projects for Government and healthcare organisations, evaluating the use of ‘lean’ and associated techniques. In 2024 Zoe was named in the 2024 Stanford/Elsevier top 2% Scientists in the World.

Sean Sweeney

Council Director

Sean has worked in the commercial theatre sector since 1994, with experience across Production and General Management (he has produced and/or general-managed more than 30 shows and exhibitions in London and on UK tours), Ticketing, and Venue Management and Ownership. Sean sits on the Audit Committee.

Maria Walker

Council Director

Maria Walker is a highly experienced media executive specialising in film and high-end television. She has held several senior roles including COO of Twickenham Film Studios and Head of Post Production Sales for The Pinewood Group. During her career she’s worked for many of the major U.S. studios, streamers and U.K. production companies.

Claire Workman

Council Director

Claire Workman is a Council Director.

Jad Zouein

Council Director

Creative tech leader, soul included. A Realtime technology professional, boasts over two decades of expertise in building maverick media tech stacks and guiding high-performance creative tech teams. Currently serving as Outernet London's Director of Creative and Media Technologies, he's tasked with elevating the department to industry-leading status with the addition of gamification and AI pipelines. Jad oversees the end-to-end real-time production line, managing budget and execution and ensuring project sustainability. He oversees the innovation programme, media products portfolio, and technical approach to creating unique user experiences at what has become the digital landmark of London.