Dan Lucy

Director, HR Research and Consulting

BSc, MSc, CPsychol

Dan is a Chartered Psychologist with expertise in helping organisations and policymakers adapt and respond to the changing world of work. His most recent work has focused on the Defence and Healthcare sectors, supporting the development of evidence-based approaches, tools and guidance to plan and develop workforces in response to current and future demands.

Dan has delivered research and consulting assignments on workforce futures, workforce development, health and wellbeing, and data-driven HR. He led a team that won the HR Distinction Award 2018 for supplier-led innovation and engagement for work with a leading manufacturing organisation on demonstrating the impact of management capability on key people and business metrics.

He was previously a Principal People and Change Consultant at PA Consulting, Deputy Director of HR Research and Consulting at IES, and Head of Research at Roffey Park Institute.

As of October 2025, Dan was appointed as a Visiting Fellow/Professor at Cranfield University, assigned to Faculty of Business and Management.

CV Details

Planning your future workforce strategy? We are here to help, Dan Lucy, IES, Apr 2025

The importance of planning in an uncertain world, Dan Lucy, HR Network, May 2022

The future of the employment deal: What will the ‘new normal’ look like in a post-pandemic world of work?, Dan Lucy, Institute for Employment Studies, Jul 2021

Slides: The role of the line manager during Covid-19 and beyond, Dan Lucy, Institute for Employment Studies, Jun 2020

The Journey from Health and Safety to Healthy and Safe, Zofia Bajorek, Dan Lucy, Stephen Bevan, Shell Shipping & Maritime, Apr 2020

Progression in Employment: Using behavioural insights to promote progression in employment, Private: Charlotte Zealley, Catherine Rickard, Dan Lucy, Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2020

Progression in Employment: Employer initiatives in relation to progression in employment, Catherine Rickard, Helena Takala, Morwenna Byford, Private: Charlotte Zealley, Zofia Bajorek, Dan Lucy, Private: Kari Hadjivassiliou, Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2020

Progression in Employment: A brief overview of policy options and evidence, Tony Wilson, Dan Lucy, IES, Feb 2020

Progression in Employment: Employer Toolkit & Case Study Collection, Dan Lucy, Zofia Bajorek, Institute for Employment Studies, Dec 2019

Slides: Unlocking talent through social mobility, Dan Lucy, Institute for Employment Studies, Aug 2019

Progression in Employment, Zofia Bajorek, Dan Lucy, Apr 2019

Brexit: retaining talent through change, Stephen Bevan, Dan Lucy, Department for Education, Nov 2018

Understanding the behaviour and decision making of employees in conflicts and disputes at work, Dan Lucy, Andrea Broughton, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), Apr 2011

Stress and Psychosocial Trauma, Dan Lucy, IES, Nov 2007

What actions would you like to see new prime minister Andy Burnham take to support employees?, Employee Benefits, 25 August 2026

Don’t forget about face-to-face communication, Lucy D, Employee Benefits, September 2018

IES Annual Conference 2025

Keep Britain Working Review

Keep Britain Working Review roundtable, Department for Work and Pensions, 12 March 2025

Evidence-based practice in action

CIPD Applied Research Conference, January 2020

Facilitators

Adecco Group Webinar: Brexit: retaining talent through change, Adecco Group, [Online], November 2018

Unlocking employee productivity: the role of health and wellbeing

EEF webinar: Unlocking employee productivity: the role of health and wellbeing, EEF, The manufacturers' organisation, [Online], June 2018

The march of the market: pay determination in a changing context

Processing & Packaging Machinery Trade Association (PPMA) Annual Conference, Processing & Packaging Machinery Trade Association (PPMA), Newcastle, April 2018