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Senior independent and international strategic adviser with over 25 years of experience delivering strategy, strategic communications and stakeholder engagement counsel in the trade, investment and digital and technology sectors globally.
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Brent Hoberman’s question—“How good is the data that governments use to make choices?”—spotlights a deeper issue: it’s not just about the data, but the people and culture behind it. In this article I explore how risk aversion, silos, and bias hinder policy impact—and what leaders can do to fix it.
What if the recent ‘Signal Gate’ leak had happened inside a global bank? In this blog I explores how a similar breach in financial services would trigger regulatory action, reputational fallout, and investor backlash—and what leaders must learn to safeguard trust in uncertain times.
In a House of Lords inquiry, Dr Mhairi Aitken (Alan Turing Institute) and Professor Sander van der Linden (University of Cambridge) warned that AI-driven misinformation—seen by 40% of UK adults—undermines trust and reputation. They called for leaders to strengthen regulation, media literacy, and partnerships with tech platforms to uphold credibility.