Jess Redmond

About Jess Redmond

Jess brings their experience in economic analysis, policymaking, and teaching to harness the power of collective, social learning ‘done with’ people (rather than ‘done for’) to generate social change. They are motivated to share power and build capacity within organisations and communities to address issues of systemic inequality and economic justice. As a Senior Research at the Institute for Community Studies, Jess applies principles of participatory action research to support the reflection of community voices in research and policy design. They joined The Institute for Community Studies (powered by the Young Foundation) in September 2022, having worked as a policymaker at the Bank of England and held multiple roles in government, policy research, and education.