Brian Robson is Executive Director (Policy & Public Affairs) at the Northern Housing Consortium, where he leads the organisation’s policy, communications and member engagement activities. He joined the NHC from Homes England’s corporate Strategy, Performance and Delivery Unit. Prior to this he led the housing programme at the York-based Joseph Rowntree Foundation for four years, latterly as Head of Policy and Research.

Brian is a Chartered Member of CIH and holds a Masters’ degree in Regional Development and Spatial Planning from Newcastle University.