Laura Blake
Partner
Laura is a Partner and co-owner of Connect. She was recognised in the 2015 Public Affairs Awards as one of the UK’s most successful and effective public affairs consultants. Laura has a strong track record of working with clients across the public, private and charitable sectors. With particular specialisms in housing, education and pensions, Laura also has a background working in the chemicals industry and with water companies. Laura leads our work supporting in-house teams and she has helped get in-house teams on track in some of the largest companies in the world, including spending time on secondment.
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Laura has helped develop the careers of many young women in public affairs and encouraged them to achieve their potential. She was proud to be appointed a Trustee of the Young Women’s Trust in 2015.