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PropertyMichele Steel appointed first chief executive of Regeneration Brainery

Michele Steel appointed first chief executive of Regeneration Brainery

Property expert Michele Steel has been appointed as the first chief executive of Regeneration Brainery – the organisation driven to get more diverse young people into property careers.

Having started out as a graduate planner, Michele has more than 20 years’ property experience having risen to the ranks of director at Deloitte Real Estate, before more recently holding strategic planning director positions at Select Property and Vita Group.

She’ll now ensure the not-for-profit Regeneration Brainery goes from strength to strength, reaching more young people as part of its mission to diversify and break down barriers to the industry.

Originally established in Manchester in 2017, Regeneration Brainery has expanded across the UK and has now reached more than 6,000 young people through a mix of immersive week-long bootcamps for 14-21-year-olds, in-school taster sessions and careers events, and match-making with industry experts.

Spanning the whole range of placemaking disciplines, the award-winning Brainery has secured the involvement of over 500 industry mentors and almost 100 ambassadors, with events spanning 10 cities and towns including London, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Sheffield.

Beacon for diversity

Michele’s determined to scale up its work to reach even more young people by increasing the number of industry partnerships and acting as a beacon on how diversity can be embraced and achieved.

She said: “So often, talented young people are totally unaware of the variety of roles available to them in regeneration and property. They don’t have connections in the industry and in many cases their awareness of potential careers only scratches the surface.

“When it comes to property, representation matters more than most industries, because we play such a crucial role in the creation of entire communities. It was the year 2000 when I started out in property, and whilst fashions and tech may have changed rapidly, progress on diversity has been much slower.

“I’m proud to be leading Regeneration Brainery into its next chapter. I’m excited to be using a creative yet practical approach to addressing the industry’s diversity challenge.”

Judi Greenwood leaves Regeneration Brainery to focus on her role as program lead for Future of Greater Manchester.

Michele Steel added: “Having been director of strategy at Regeneration Brainery for the last five years, Judi has overseen a huge period of growth and leaves a fantastic legacy for us to build on. We wish Judi all the best with her next phase, developing the next cohort of GM leaders.”

Helen Greaney
Helen Greaney
I'm a journalist with more than 18 years' experience on local, regional and national newspapers, as well as PR and digital marketing. Crime and the courts is my specialist area but I'm also keen to hear your stories concerning Manchester and the greater North West region.
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