Transforming perceptions and raising the profile of disability throughout his 30-year career, Andrew’s mission has been to democratise our creative industries by championing inclusion. He is recognised as one of the most influential disability advocates in the UK with extensive experience of the arts, film and broadcast sectors.

Starting out in broadcasting in the 1980s, Andrew belongs to the first generation of disabled presenters of British television, and he went on to produce and direct TV arts documentaries. Subsequently moving into arts administration, he became the first wheelchair user to run a major UK arts venue at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.

Andrew is a national council member of Arts Council England, a governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a trustee of BAFTA and his previous non-executive roles include the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh National Opera and UK Digital arts agency, The Space. He is chair of the BFI Disability Screen Advisory Group overseeing their #PressReset campaign and in 2020 he co-founded the UK Disability Arts Alliance, #WeShallNotBeRemoved and co-authored the Seven Principles for an inclusive cultural recovery.

Between 2018-21 Andrew was also the UK Government’s first Disability Champion for Arts and Culture, establishing the role as a powerful campaigning platform for greater inclusion across the arts, museums and film. His pioneering career has been recognised by the National Diversity Awards, The Stage Awards and the 2021 New Year Honours.