Becky Schutt

25 years' professional experience in 20+ countries worldwide

 leading and motivating teams, artists, funders, students & social entrepreneurs

strengthening and pioneering projects at the intersections(s) of the arts, social impact, business higher education, humanitarian assistance, foreign policy and the climate emergency

• Establishing and leading the University of Cambridge Judge Business School’s MBA program in arts and cultural management as Cambridge Fellow & Lecturer (2009-2017); 
• Co-authoring the cultural strategy of Dubai, UAE (2008-9); 
• Traveling to fifteen states in the USA aboard the Artrain museum, educating children about NASA’s art collection,The Artistry of Space (2000);
• Leading Developing Inclusive & Creative Economies, a $12m economic development & international cultural relations program for the British Council, focused on rising unemployment, policy and creative and social enterprise in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa & the UK (2018-2021)'
• Founding the UK's National Relaxed Performance Theatre Project for people with severe autism (2012), leading to an international movement in theatre access;
• As Trustee of Crossing Borders Education, a film-based, international charity, fostering partnerships with Outrage + Optimism: Climate Change Podcast and a $300k investment from Cisco Technology's Green Team to support scalable intercultural dialogue programs for young people in 30+ countries 
• Chairing award-winning UK-theatre company Hoipolloi, reworking the business model to reflect the social & artistic mission, raising $100k+ for Save the Children, Street Child United &the World Wildlife Fund.The Loose Change Trilogy was performed 220 times, and seen by 16K people across three continents. (Trustee from 2012; Chair 2017-2020);
• Serving on the Board of Arts & Homelessness International, a network of 400+ art spaces globally, with 50% of staff and board who are or have experienced homelessnesses  (2022+);
• Revamping the Venice Art Biennale Fellowship program for the British Pavilion (Listening All Night To The Rain, Sir John Akomfrah, 2024). For the first time in its 125-year history, people who have been homeless or require full-time carers represented Britain at the longest standing art fair in the world alongside fellow brilliant artists, historians and activists from across the UK and 20 other nationalities. Almost 70% of Fellows had experienced barriers to entry into the arts sector prior to Venice due to class, race, dis/ability, gender, nationality, educational attainment, sexuality and/or likely a combination thereof. (2023+)
• Founding Advisor to Amuzn, a new global marketplace for creative/artistic services + customers, launching 2025
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