Emma is Allegory’s Founder and Executive Chair.

She is a strategic communications and public policy practitioner with more than 30 years of experience and has worked at the highest level of government and corporate organisations. She is a hands-on agency leader who has led the delivery of projects for high-profile organisations, including the Open Data Institute, several Catapults and a number of top-tier UK universities.

Emma spent ten years at the heart of UK Government where she headed up the Cabinet Office’s strategic communications team.

Emma’s approach is characterised by intellectual rigour and exceptional standards of quality and value that she demands equally of her team. Her networks include tech pioneers, industry innovators, media, and policy makers. Emma sits on the advisory board of the Diversity Economics Institute. She was recently acknowledged for her leadership in technology, named in the 2025 Open UK New Year’s Honours list.