Chief Executive
T: + 44 (0)114 223 2345
E: ian.bromley@sheffield.gov.uk
Ian Bromley was appointed the first Chief Executive of Creativesheffield – Sheffield City Development Company in September 2006. Ian joins Creativesheffield from Toronto, Canada where he held a number of progressively senior positions in management consulting, economic development, communication and marketing, and innovation development in the private and public sectors. Ian has also worked as a consultant, advisor, and teacher in urban and economic development in Japan, China, New Zealand, Brazil, as well as throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Ian holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Business Administration (With Distinction), M.A. in Economics (Cum Laude), and Executive MBA, granted by two of Canada’s top-ranked universities. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Washington-based International Economic Development Council, the world’s largest professional association for economic development practitioners. He has been a long standing Board member with the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance, the Toronto Financial Services Alliance, the Ottawa Partnership, the Waterloo Accelerator Centre, the Economic Development Council of Ontario, and the Innovation Systems Research Network. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Local Economy Journal, published by London Southbank University.
Ian has been joined in Sheffield by his wife Carolyn, formerly a school teacher, and his three children – ages six, nine, and twelve – all of whom are actively enjoying all that Sheffield has to offer.
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