Beverley Nielsen

Beverley Nielsen
Beverley Nielsen in 2016
Personal details
Born (1960-01-25) 25 January 1960 (age 64)
ProfessionExecutive Director Institute of Design and Economic Acceleration (IDEA)
Websitewww.beverleynielsen.me.uk

Beverley Nielsen (born 25 January 1960) is an entrepreneur, educator and campaigner who works as executive director, Institute for Design, Economic Acceleration & Sustainability (IDEAS) at Birmingham City University.[1] She has previously worked as a director for AGA Rangemaster, and as managing director for Fired Earth. In 2016 Nielsen was selected as the Liberal Democrat Candidate for the Mayor of the West Midlands,[2] standing as the first and only female candidate,[3] but was defeated in the 2017 mayoral election by Conservative candidate Andy Street,[4] coming third after Labour and ahead of UKIP.

  1. ^ "Beverley Nielsen". Centre for Brexit Studies. Birmingham City University. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ Tift, Duncan (7 September 2006). "Beverley Nielsen has been named as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Metro Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority". TheBusinessDesk.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. ^ Staff Reporter (3 May 2017). "Why are all the West Midlands Mayoral candidates white?". I Am Birmingham. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ Parveen, Nazia (5 May 2017). "Andy Street elected West Midlands mayor". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2017.