Jesse Randell

Jesse Randell is an accomplished advisor with specialized expertise in the creative economy, cultural policy, and innovation-led development. With professional footprints across Canada and Ghana, Jesse brings a unique cross-continental perspective to advancing inclusive growth through creativity, entrepreneurship, and digital innovation.

Jesse’s work focuses on designing and implementing strategies that unlock the potential of the creative and cultural industries (CCIs) as engines for economic transformation. He has led initiatives on ecosystem mapping, intellectual property valuation, creative sector financing, and policy advocacy to elevate the role of arts, media, and technology in national development agendas.

His core competencies include creative entrepreneurship development, innovation policy design, and stakeholder engagement for creative industry advancement. Jesse also has deep experience in building institutional capacity for cultural governance, fostering digital innovation hubs, and facilitating partnerships between public institutions, private enterprises, and grassroots creatives.

With a background in both innovation ecosystems and creative economy strategy, Jesse plays a pivotal role in shaping inclusive, future-ready economies. He contributes to regional frameworks supporting creative industries, advises on scalable financing models, and champions the integration of youth-driven innovation in national and continental development plans.