My Job
For over fifteen years now I have grown and continue to grow the H/Advisors Cicero European team and business in Brussels.
I lead our EU corporate strategy; client campaign strategies across EU27 and EU Institutions, in addition to building a great team who champion our core values of quality insight and delivery, respect/integrity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do i.e. getting early sight of policy developments to avoid surprises; drafting amendments, position papers, consultation responses; and sustaining and building our valued stakeholder networks across MEPs, Member State regulators, governments and ministries, trade associations, NGOs.
My Experience
- Stagiaire, European Commission DG Employment and Social Affairs.
- Political Fonctionnaire of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) for the UEN Group as it was called then.
- EU Affairs Executive, IDA Ireland, government agency attracting Foreign Director Investment into Ireland.
My Specialisms
My Proudest Achievements
Getting to ten years leading H/Advisors Cicero in Brussels. To be still here, growing from zero revenue to jumping into the million+ club on the EU transparency register is a nice personal benchmark of that achievement for me. Growing a business, a brand, and a team from scratch has been incredibly challenging at times but also rewarding #entrepreneurship! I owe a lot to our CEO Jeremy Swan and Chairman Iain Anderson who took a punt on me from the start and providing the support and guidance to make this happen. Additionally, there are not many female leaders of independent consultancies in Brussels and I am proud to be among this small elite and very resilient group!
My Education
- Masters in European Social Policy Analysis
- BA in History, French and Sociology.
My Languages
French and Irish.
My Interests outside work
A competitive jam maker, a stop-start bikram yoga enthusiast and avid hiker with a love of fine Japanese food.
My Favourite Brussels anecdote
Getting good betting tips off former Commissioner for Internal Market Charlie McCreevy – those were the days!