Andy Burrows Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Freelance consultant focussed on online safety, tech accountability and emerging regulatory and legislative mechanisms, with specialist expertise on U.K., EU and international online public policy. I can support with public policy, public affairs and strategy projects, drawing on extensive and in-depth understanding of how to achieve public policy outcomes in tech policy and regulation.

London, United Kingdom

Led NSPCC's policy and influencing programme on online harms and regulation, including the successful campaign for the government to introduce the Online Safety Bill, delivering statutory regulation of social networks.I led our policy programme that secures industry, legislative and regulatory change; engagement with Westminster, Whitehall and regulators; activelymanaged industry relations at senior levels; and have steered NSPCC into a global sectoral leadership role on online harms and children.

London, United Kingdom

Led Citizens Advice’s statutory consumer policy and advocacy programme on post offices, including embedded consumer oversight and policy interventions on a £2 billion restructuring programme.- Managed extensive senior stakeholder relationships across government, parliament, industry, regulators and interest groups;- Led strategic design and delivery of work plan, at all stages from commissioning research to implementing policy and advocacy strategies;- Negotiated significant programme interventions at senior levels with industry, government and regulators- Identified and leveraged policy and reputational risks in a fast changing and politically charged environment;- Line and matrix management of a skilled, multidisciplinary team of 10; financial and budgetary management, including responsibility for a £250k research budget

London, United Kingdom

Led work programme on essential community services, including access to essential services, welfare reform, rural policy, and access to cash and financial inclusion:- Strategic responsibility for all aspects of work plan design and implementation;- Frequent engagement at ministerial, senior executive and Board level;- Managed network of senior strategic relationships with industry, civil service, MPs and Select Committee;- Developed evidence-based strategies, reflecting consumer and commercial considerations, to successfully lobby for and negotiate policy change;- Provided strong challenge function to government and industry while maintaining effective relationships;- Budget and project management, including procurement, and ensuring quality and delivery of outputs

London, United Kingdom

- Lead role in managing policy and embedded consumer protection functions during the post office closure programme;- Successfully managed strategic and reputational risks associated with co-decision making with industry on branch closure proposals;- Frequent contact with media, stakeholders and MPs;- Designed and implemented engagement strategy for principal stakeholders, which significantly raised corporate reputational standing

Master Of Arts (Ma), Research Methods In Human Geography, Geography, Distinction

(Ba) Geography, First Class