Douglas Brown holds a BA in English Language and Literature and an MSc in Cultural Management and Policy. After working for many years in the Performing Arts, Fine Arts and Heritage sectors as an arts manager, he became course leader for the Masters level Cultural Management programme in Edinburgh, Scotland for ten years. He then taught arts and cultural management at Salzburg University from 2011 - 2022 at undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD level, and also at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. Based in Düsseldorf, he works as a university visiting lecturer and in the performing arts.