John White

Chief Operating Officer

John has overall responsibility for the operational delivery of The Space’s programmes.

Since 2013, he has managed the process of commissioning over 450 digital projects from UK arts and cultural organisations and overseen training programmes and the provision of online learning materials. John has 20 years’ experience as a digital consultant, advising Arts Council England, the BBC and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, amongst others. He has led and contributed to a number of policy initiatives in the DCMS’s Culture is Digital programme.

John was previously Managing Director of Amuzo, a BAFTA-nominated, multi-award winning games agency, where he ran a digital team delivering games for clients including LEGO, CBBC, Disney and Warner Bros. Prior to this, John was Commercial Director and digital consultant at marketing agency, VLP, where he set up its interactive division, working with clients including the Radio Authority, Railtrack and the Richard Rogers Partnership.