Michael Houlgate

Michael Houlgate is the British Council’s Deputy Director in India, leading the British Council’s work across education, English, and the arts in India. He also leads the British Council’s work in North India. Michael joined the British Council in 2012, and has worked in China, Egypt, Afghanistan and Pakistan. He worked to introduce the UK apprenticeship model in China for the first time; set up and managed the £20m Newton-Mosharafa Fund to support UK-Egypt research partnerships, delivered the British Council’s work on education and civil society in Afghanistan, and led the British Council’s work across education, English, and arts in Pakistan.