Team

John Higginson has worked for the Evening Standard, The Sun, The People, Independent, Daily Express and Mail on Sunday and spent seven years at Metro where he was political editor based in Parliament. Since leaving journalism he has helped a wealth of clients, from Uber to Hitachi Rail and Centrica, to deliver communications success.

Clodagh was ITV Good Morning Britain’s political correspondent and Whitehall Editor of The Sun. She has an impressive history of breaking exclusive political stories and one of her key strengths is making complex political stories relatable to the British public.

Jacqui is the Chair of female empowerment campaign Empower and the Jo Cox Foundation. She is also the Chair of University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Sandwell Children’s Trust and Precious Trust and The King’s Fund. She was Labour MP for Redditch between 1997 and 2010. In government, Jacqui served as Minister for Women and Equalities, Health Minister and Schools Minister before becoming the first woman to hold the office of Home Secretary.

A strong belief in the power of purpose – for accelerating global change and galvanizing business growth simultaneously – has shaped her decade in communications, with past and present clients including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, Pernod Ricard and Microsoft.

Sian advises Higginson’s clients on how to build brands with heart and how to communicate purpose. Co-Founder of the Mio and Mama Mio range and campaign group A Plastic Planet, Sian helps people and brands ignite and flourish. She has 25 years’ experience in brand building in Europe and the USA.

Alex Davies is a former Chief of Staff to Sir Vince Cable and has 15 years’ experience working in both Houses of Parliament. Alex gave strategic advice to a range of democratic reform and civil liberties campaigners through political grant maker Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Limited. He has also served as a leading Lambeth councillor.

Alex supports clients working in the environmental sector and creative and manufacturing industries including A Plastic Planet, Ask Us For Ideas and Made Thought. Alex handles the day-to-day running of Higginson’s environmental campaign Nature 2030.

Esmé supports Higginson clients working across the environmental, manufacturing and creative sectors to deliver media campaigns and public affairs support.

Prior to joining Higginson, Esmé worked in strategic communications at a planning consultancy, providing communications advice for built environment projects.

Shireen is Senior Executive Co-ordinator, supporting John’s work and undertaking research for the Empower strategic communications practice. Before joining Higginson she spent several years chairing a charity in the field of health, and worked for other third sector organisations before joining the Westminster team of a senior politician.

Jacob works with Higginson clients including A Plastic Planet and Heap and Partners. Before joining Higginson, Jacob covered breaking news, council meetings, courts, inquests and led up the crime reporting division while building relationships with authorities working for the Oldham Evening Chronicle.

Before joining Higginson Strategy, Olivia was at a PR agency for the UK SME arena. She has worked for clients in a range of industries spanning from recruitment, energy, law and financial services. Olivia studied Sociology at the University of Bristol focusing on Military Sociology.

Stephen works with Higginson clients such as Karhoo, WealthiHer, Look Ahead and Blackheath High. Before joining Higginson, Stephen worked at a political affairs and communications consultancy based in Belfast assisting on peace-building projects in the Middle East.

Before joining Higginson, Polly gained experience at London-based public affairs agency Hanover, assisting with their industrial clients. Polly studied English Literature at Bristol University and has a Masters in International Politics from SOAS, where she focused particularly on governance in Africa.