About the iED
Overview
The Institute of Economic Development (iED) is the UK’s leading independent professional body representing economic development and regeneration practitioners working for local and regional communities.
Representing You
Established over 40 years ago, the iED’s key objective is to represent the interests of its members and ensure their views are widely expressed and noted.
The iED is committed to demonstrating the value of economic development work for local and regional communities; the pursuit of best practice in economic development and the attainment of the highest standards of professional conduct and competence.
Connecting You
We manage a valuable network of professionals engaged in economic development and its associated professions from both the private and public sectors enabling you to share best practice, enhance your knowledge and accelerate your professional development both at a local and national level.
Why the iED
iED Voice
Supporting You
We provide and promote a range of Continuous Professional Development opportunities.
For individuals and teams, the iED offers a comprehensive suite of online training courses in our Continuing Professional Development Programme. To find out more, please click here.
For organisations or departments, our  Excellence in Economic Development Standard and the associated Self-Assessment Toolkit allows organisations in both the public and private sector to develop the competence of their people, projects and processes, facilitate the exchange of best practice and enable benchmarking over time.
Our Patron
Our current Patron is Stephanie Flanders, Head of Economics and Government at Bloomberg. Read the press release on Stephanie’s appointment here.
Previous Patrons have included:
Judith Blake, the Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE (2023-2024)
The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP (2021-2023)
Sir Howard Bernstein (2017-2021)
Lord Michael Heseltine (2013-2017)
Our Board Members
We are a not for profit company run by a Board of elected Directors. For more information about our current Board of Directors, please follow the links on the left. Our latest Annual Report can be found below.
Chair
Executive Director
Director and past Chair
Director
Director
Director
Support Team
Nigel Wilcock
Executive Director
Saralyn Chaloner
Project Manager
Debbie Davidson
Office Manager
Phil Smith
PR Consultant
Micaela Benvenuto
Early Career Network Lead
Nigel Wilcock
Executive Director
Saralyn Chaloner
Project Manager
Debbie Davidson
Office Manager
Phil Smith
PR Consultant
Micaela Benvenuto
Early Career Network Lead
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