Place Research and Impact Manager
Jack joined The Young Foundation as a Senior Researcher in 2023 and was promoted to Place Research and Impact Manager in 2025. He previously worked for the Bridge Group – a small research consultancy working on social equality in higher education and the professions. Prior to that Jack earned a PhD at UCL, where he studied the role of urban public sports facilities as social infrastructures. Jack has written several widely read and highly cited articles that have developed the concept of social infrastructure in a UK context.
Through his work, Jack is passionate about making our towns and cities better places to live. He works to ensure people’s voices across the country are heard and their needs prioritised.
Outside of work Jack will usually be found outside – hiking, swimming, cycling, or watching football. He’s also a proud parent to a rescued guinea pig, Matilda.
Contact information
jack.layton@youngfoundation.orgContributions
‘A movement of hope, a movement of neighbours’
Blog Posted on: 24 January 2025