Elizabeth Hopkins
Principal Consultant
Elizabeth is our policy and strategy lead, supporting thriving inclusive economies.
Elizabeth is an experienced policy consultant, having worked in social and economic policy in central government, parliament and public affairs. She Chairs our Employee Owned Trust Board, supporting the governance of Metro Dynamics as an independent company with a strong social purpose. Elizabeth’s experience in government included designing local growth funding and programmes to tackle regional inequalities in the cities and local growth unit. She was previously a senior researcher for the former Shadow Health Secretary, and prior to that worked in health and NHS policy.
Elizabeth applies experience in local economic and public service policy to support places to deliver inclusive growth and build great places to live and work. Recent projects at Metro Dynamics include supporting the development and implementation of devolution deals, developing investment opportunities in inclusive growth, and creating strategy for public-private economic collaboration in places. As a policy associate with the Future Governance Forum, Elizabeth collaborates with the think tank on devolution and regional economic growth policy development for national government.