Jay Tompt

Jay led the MA Regenerative Economics program at Schumacher College. He is a co-founder of several place-based regenerative economics initiatives. He is also an associate lecturer in economics at Plymouth University.

With over two decades of experience in grassroots 'new economics,' Jay has worked as an entrepreneur, community organiser, consultant, and teacher. Since 2016, he has taught 'new economics' at Plymouth University, including an applied economics module he designed for undergraduates, Citizen-led Economics - Post Crisis, Post Growth, Post Capitalist. He also co-designed and delivered Skilling up for Economic Change workshops, helping local economy activists and community initiatives worldwide from 2013 to 2019. These courses prepare individuals to lead economic and social change in their own enterprises and communities.

Jay has a decade of experience in the Transition Towns movement and co-founded the Totnes REconomy Project, fostering regenerative entrepreneurship since 2011. He also co-developed the Local Economic Blueprint course and handbook for community groups. Recently, he co-founded Local Spark: Torbay Community Enterprise CIC, a social enterprise catalysing citizen-led economic change in a coastal urban context. Jay holds an MBA and a BA in Philosophy and is a member of the International Society for Ecological Economics.