Dr Paul Belford FSA MCIfA

Dr Paul Belford FSA MCIfADr Paul Belford FSA MCIfADr Paul Belford FSA MCIfA

Dr Paul Belford FSA MCIfA

Dr Paul Belford FSA MCIfADr Paul Belford FSA MCIfADr Paul Belford FSA MCIfA
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Experience

More than 30 years‘ cultural heritage experience in private and not-for-profit organisations. Always striving to balance ethical professionalism, pragmatic problem-solving and academic rigour.

A non-linear career with diverse and overlapping roles has provided a rich experience of different ways of working across a range of organisations, supporting colleagues to achieve great things. 

Highlights

Paul has a rich experience of working internationally across a wide spectrum of heritage organisations, delivering a diverse range of cultural heritage projects and services. His expertise includes leadership of large teams and complex multi-million dollar projects, as well as conservation management, public engagement and business development.


  • Over five years in leadership roles in for-profit consultancies, delivering international cultural heritage projects and public interpretation programmes.
  • More than ten years as CEO of a UK not-for-profit cultural heritage organisation providing services to public and private sector clients. 
  • Over ten years leading a profitable commercial heritage/archaeology team within one of the UK’s leading independent museums.
  • A decade managing archaeological collections and monuments in a World Heritage Site, leading multi-agency heritage-led conservation and research projects.
  • More than twenty years' experience as non-executive director for heritage organisations and visitor attractions.
  • University teaching and mentoring over four decades, including delivering international collaborative research projects.
  • Decades of service on public and professional committees.
  • Extensive record of academic publication and conference contributions.

Qualifications and accreditations

  • FSA (Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London)
  • MCIfA (Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists)


  • PhD - University of York
  • MA - University of Sheffield
  • BSc - University of Sheffield

A full CV can be provided on request.

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Dr Paul Belford

cultural heritage • archaeology • museums


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