Mike Crowhurst

Mike leads Public First’s Levelling Up practice, working with clients across the public and private sectors on how they interact with the government’s agenda and promote growth across the country. He joined the firm after four years of working as a Special Adviser in government, most recently at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, where he focused on policy making in culture, heritage, technology and telecoms. This followed spells at the Cabinet Office, where he worked on government reform and delivery, and at Number 10, where he led on all aspects of education policy. Before joining government, Mike was Director of Education at New Schools Network, overseeing support for free schools across the country, and trained as a teacher in Birmingham through the Teach First programme.