Dermot has been Director of the Centre for Cities since 2005. The Centre is an independent research and policy institute, committed to helping UK cities improve their economic performance.

 

Previously, Dermot was a senior policy adviser at the UK Treasury department (1994-2005), including 3 years at the British Embassy in Washington DC (2001-04) and 2 years as a private secretary in both of Ken Clarke and Gordon Brown's ministerial teams (1996-97). Dermot studied at Liverpool University (1986-89) and Queen's University, Belfast (1989-91).