Cultural Sector (London & Home Counties)
Lucy Kennedy is Chief Executive of the National Saturday Club, where she leads the strategic expansion of a UK-wide extracurricular creative education programme delivered in partnership with further and higher education institutions and the cultural sector. Her work is driven by a commitment to equitable access, enabling more young people from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds to engage in high-quality creative learning opportunities.
Lucy is a recognised advocate for innovative models of creative education and cultural access, and contributes actively to national conversations on education, skills, inclusion and the future of the creative industries. She is an experienced non-executive director, advisor and public speaker, working across the arts, education and policy landscape.
Previously, Lucy was Executive Director of Research Centres at the Royal College of Art and, prior to that, Managing Director at cultural consultancy Futurecity.
She is Chair of the Board of Trustees at Chisenhale Art Place and Chair of Creative UK’s Skills and Futures Network. She sits on Arts Council England’s London Area Council, NSEAD Council, Creative UK Council, and is a member of the APPG for Arts, Craft and Design in Education. Lucy is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).