Andrew… Stuart’s thoughts
Andrew is our Project Director and go-to-guy for all special projects, the more complex the better! He has recently developed and managed a number of exciting and innovative programmes for businesses that have become successful new models in arts and business engagement. They’ve created a lot of fun for the businesses, and become great case-studies full of possibilities.
Andrew is also an organisational and research wizard. He has led and written a number of key research projects including The Private Investment in Arts & Culture Survey conducted in partnership with Deloitte, and The Philanthropy/Giving Study commissioned by the Arts Council. In 2009, he was a part of a US Department of State funded research mission to the US identifying trends and future opportunities for philanthropy in Ireland.
Andrew joined our team in 2007 following 7 years in corporate treasury with a division of Rabobank International. He obviously has brains to burn with a degree in Social Policy, a post-graduate in Corporate Treasury and a Masters in Cultural Policy & Arts Management. His MA thesis assessed the development of Employee Volunteering in the Leading Sponsors of the Arts - a feature that has become an important staff engagement strategy for many high profile sponsorships over recent years.
Andrew plays a hands-on role developing arts applications for the David Manley Emerging Entrepreneurs Awards. Our affiliates find Andrew’s coaching sessions incredibly useful given his broad experience in financial services and the arts. His no-nonsense approach to problems has helped develop clear road-maps to where they want to be.