Dr Gerard Moran

Gerard grew up in Birmingham and studied at the Universities of London and Reading, before returning to London to undertake his PhD in English Literature.

Early in his career, he taught part-time and as a visiting lecturer for the University of London (Department of Extra-Mural Studies, Imperial College, and Royal Holloway College) and for the University of Connecticut Junior Year Abroad programme, later taking up posts at the East Midland Further Education Council and Lincolnshire College of Art and Design. More recently, he was Dean of Art and Design and Pro Vice Chancellor/Dean for Art, Design and Humanities at De Montfort University, Leicester, where he was instrumental in establishing and developing an International College, and in introducing a Strategic Portfolio Management system in the University.

He was Chair of New Perspectives Touring Theatre Company for nine years, and at different times he was Vice Chair of Leicester City’s Cultural Strategy Partnership Executive, a member of the Board of Leicester’s Phoenix Square Film and Digital Media Centre, and Vice Chair of the Council for Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD). He currently chairs the Advisory Board for Moving Together Dance Company.

Gerard lives in Nottingham, is married and has two sons.