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BOP Consulting team

Meet the people who work with you to plan, design and deliver sustainable cultural projects, demonstrate their impact and identify opportunities for you to evolve and grow.

BAFA - Festivals Forward

Festivals Forward

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BBC in the West Midlands Report

BBC in the West Midlands

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The City as Creative Platform

The City as Creative Platform: New Urban Centres of Creative and Digital Services

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Impact Assessment Edinburgh Festivals

Impact Assessment Edinburgh Festivals

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Evaluation of the DCMS Culture Recovery Fund

Evaluation of the DCMS Culture Recovery Fund

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Creative Industries and the Climate Emergency

Creative Industries and the Climate Emergency: The Path to Net Zero

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Latest Insights

BOP Reports

At BOP, Jo led on a wide range of projects, including the Edinburgh Festivals Impact study, and with organisation such as Glasgow Citizens Theatre, LIFT, Streetwise Opera and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.


Jo continues her involvement with BOP as well as undertaking freelance work. She regularly chairs and presents at conferences and events, nationally and internationally. As an independent, she is working with a range of organisations including IdeasTap, the Amsterdam Fringe Festival and Without Walls, where she is the executive chair. In a voluntary capacity, she is the chair of Shoreditch Trust.

Jo is a highly experienced consultant, specialising in arts, culture and the creative economy. On leaving the Arts Council in 1991 she worked independently before establishing BOP in 1997 with Paul.

Co-Founder and Senior Associate

Josephine Burns

Josephine Burns - Co-Founder & Senior Associate | BOP

We work around the world to build and support new cultural and creative economies. We have created a set of tools that give leaders and decision-makers an unparalleled understanding of their cultural and creative assets and how to make the most of them. Here is a selection of our projects.

Projects

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