Dave Bailey is Professor of Industrial Strategy at the Aston Business School. He has written extensively on industrial and regional policy, especially in relation to manufacturing and the auto industry. He is now participating in the H2020 RISE project Makers, with particular responsibility for the work package on industrial policy. He is a regular newspaper columnist and media commentator. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Regional Studies, as well as an editor of Policy Studies, and the Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade. A previous chair of the Regional Studies Association, David is now chair of the RSA Europe Think-Tank and policy forum. Tweet him @dgbailey