Abigail Pogson
Lay Member of Court
(Date first appointed: 2021)
Abigail Pogson took up the role of Managing Director of Sage Gateshead in May 2015.
Abigail was born and grew up in Yorkshire. Following a degree in Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University and an MA in Cultural Management at City University, she began working in the arts. Combining a commitment to developing artists and supporting them to create great work with a passion for ensuring that the arts can be accessed by as many people as possible, she has worked for English National Opera, Music Theatre Wales and the Society for the Promotion of New Music.
In 2007/8 she was a Fellow on the Clore Leadership Programme. She joined Sage Gateshead from Spitalfields Music, a charity based in east London. Serving the local area with the highest quality music in two annual festivals and a year-round Learning and Participation Programme, Spitalfields Music enjoys an international reputation for its quality, reach and innovation.
Alongside being Managing Director of Sage Gateshead, she is on the board of V & A Dundee and chairs Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust.