Kelly Freeman

Kelly has been working in strategic communication for over twenty-five years. She has held positions as Director of Communications in both Defra and the Serious Organised Crime Agency where she led internal culture-building exercises for senior leaders and developed an external communications strategy that met stringent targets and won awards. She led the highly successful ‘Hector’ campaign to introduce self-assessment in taxation in the UK and more recently has been working for governments in the Middle East, undertaking various assignments including strategic audits, developing a communication strategy, capacity building, and coaching and mentoring.

Kelly holds a Master in Strategic Communication from Leeds University, is a former Master of the City of London Guild of PR Practitioners, and is a former winner of the International Visual Communications Association’s Career in the Industry Award.