Damian is a facilitator, creative producer and engagement specialist, with extensive experience supporting communities to bring about change.

He has worked extensively in the cultural/creative sector as well as undertaking roles at Welcome Connecting Science and the national innovation foundation, Nesta, helping people with lived experience of health conditions influence and change policy and research. For 11 years he was Head of Arts at Cambridge University Hospitals and he also set up and ran London Arts and Health, campaigning for the role of storytelling and creativity in challenging health inequalities.

As well as joining the PIRC board in 2024, Damian is a trustee of Suffolk Artlink and he is on the board of 64 Million Artists.