Michael Astakhov

Team: Haven Hill

After completing an MA in Public Policy at the University of York and Central European University Austria, Michael sought to put the skills and knowledge he had developed in the field of social research into practice. In 2022 he joined a research agency in York as a Research Executive where he gained experience across the public, culture, utilties and charity sector. In this role Michael worked directly with a variety of clients, including the Environment Agency, the National Trust and Leeds City Council, and developed a particularly keen interest in both culture and transport research as well as urban policy.

Michael is a mixed-method researcher who specialises in quant methodologies. He joined the DJS culture team in April 2024 as a Senior Research Executive to work on the team's large-scale trackers, for the UK's top museums and galleries, as well as other key projects within this sector.