Professor Philip McCann
Sir Terry Leahy Chair of Urban and Regional Economics, Alliance Manchester Business School
Philip McCann specialises in spatial economics and economic geography and is one of the UK’s most highly cited social scientists. He has also been a Special Adviser to two European Commissioners, an advisor to the European Commission, the OECD, the European Investment Bank, as well as government ministries and research institutes in several countries. He joined The University of Manchester in July 2022 from the University of Sheffield. In May 2024, he was appointed the Sir Terry Leahy Chair in Urban and Regional Economics. For more details, read his full CV.
Philip was a member of Labour’s Commission on the UK’s Future, led by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He gave evidence to the Report of the Commission on the UK’s Future about the UK’s geographical inequality.
Philip will speak as part of the National Balance Imperative: Challenge + Opportunity session on Tuesday 25 March.
