Gareth Heywood

Gareth Heywood's work experience is as follows:

1. Head of Government Relations at Datenna since September 2022.

2. Government Relations at Datenna from February 2022 to September 2022.

3. Business Aviation Sales & Asset Management at The Private Jet Company from July 2018 to December 2021. Responsibilities included aircraft chartering, handling operations, marketing, and website redesign.

4. Policy Consultant at LeidenAsiaCentre from January 2021 to July 2021. Created a report on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Euro-Tech and participated in a webinar on the same topic.

5. President of the International Studies Student Association from January 2020 to July 2020.

6. Private Tutor (History A-Level) as a self-employed individual from October 2018 to May 2019. Provided tutoring sessions on various history topics.

7. Graduate Intern at Ramsey Crookall & Co in April 2018. Gained exposure to wealth management, stock-brokering, and financial compliance.

8. Roundtable Discussant for The Europaeum in July 2017. Represented the University of St Andrews at an academic network event.

9. Student Intern at the Universal Short Titles Catalogue from October 2016 to June 2017. Worked on compiling bibliographies and performing translations.

10. Graduate Intern at DQ Advocates in August 2016. Undertook tasks related to business disputes and legal requirements for crowdfunding and cryptocurrency exchanges.

Gareth Heywood has a diverse education history with a focus on history, politics, and economics. Gareth obtained their Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) in History from Northumbria University from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, in 2015 they spent a semester studying Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Université Paris Cité. Gareth then pursued a Master of Literature (MLitt) in Modern History at the University of St Andrews from 2016 to 2017.

In 2019, Gareth attended Leiden University, where they pursued a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Global Political Economy, which they completed in 2020. Following this, they enrolled in Erasmus School of Economics in 2021, earning a Professional Certificate in Advanced Business Valuation: M&A, Venture Capital & Private Equity.

Gareth's educational journey extends beyond formal degrees, as they obtained the IBM Data Science Professional Certificate from Coursera in January 2023. This additional certification demonstrates their commitment to continuous learning and enhancing their skills in data science.