Principal Policy Officer for AI and Jobs, Greater London Authority

Continuing Policy Fellow, Centre for Science and Policy

Shaun Lowthian is Principal Policy Officer for AI and Jobs at the Greater London Authority, responding to the emerging challenges of AI on workplaces, skills and training, to improve outcomes for workers.

As Economic Fairness Programme Director, Shaun led delivery of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s good work and fair pay agenda, including the Good Work Standard, London Ownership Hub, London Anchor Institutions Network and raising employment standards in the gig and night-time economies. Working with the Living Wage Foundation, Shaun led development of the inaugural Living Wage City programme in London from 2021 to 2025, contributing to the doubling of Living Wage employers to over 4,000 and £340m in additional wages.

In the GLA’s City Intelligence Unit, Shaun designed and delivered opinion research projects across City Hall’s portfolio, including flagship interventions such as London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone and Night-Time Commission.

Shaun began his career at Tameside Council on projects including the local strategic partnership, participatory budgeting, citizen panels and surveys, and Co-operative Councils.

With Do Not Adjust Your Stage and The Homunculus, Shaun is also an improvisational theatre performer and teacher with experience across 10 countries. As co-creator of The Wunderkammer, Shaun has worked with institutions such as the National Gallery, Natural History Museum and Imperial College on using comedy to further public understanding of science and research.

Shaun is a Writers’ Guild and Royal Television Society awards-nominee for his work in short film. He holds a degree in Politics and Masters in International Studies from the University of Sheffield.