Adala Leeson

Head of Socio-Economic Analysis and Evaluation

Historic England

Speaker Biography

Adala Leeson leads a small team of analysts undertaking and
commissioning social, economic and environmental research at Historic
England. Adala and her team produce the Heritage Counts publication
series, which is a compendium of evidence considering the connections
between heritage, the economy, society and the environment. Adala has
worked closely with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
to develop the Culture and Heritage Capital (CHC) programme. She is the
Principal Investigator for a AHRC/DCMS-funded project developing a
taxonomy for arts, culture and heritage. She is also a co-investigator on
the AHRC/DCMS-funded Caveat project developing economic techniques
for culture and heritage valuation. Prior to joining Historic England, Adala
worked as an Associate Economic Consultant for 10 years, advising
public and private clients on economic development and regeneration
programmes. She previously worked in academia as a researcher at the
London School of Economics

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