Robert Lingard

Robert is the Managing Director and Founder of White Stork Consultancy Limited, a pioneering public affairs, communications and government relations consultancy, offering high-quality bespoke advice and support to businesses, organisations and charities operating across the United Kingdom.

With over 12 years of experience working at the heart of British politics, Robert started out working for a Member of Parliament and then Government Minister before going on to deliver public affairs for two leading charities - the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Holocaust Educational Trust. 

A member of a number of professional and voluntary organisations, Robert brings a wealth of experience to help you and your business maximise your assets to achieve your full potential.

Email: robert@whitestorkconsultancy.co.uk 


Advisory Board

Every member of our advisory board is a thought leader who has made significant contributions to our society.   

Each one brings a unique set of skills and expertise to our organisation. 

 

Jamie Khurshid

Jamie is an investment banker with over 20 years at Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Royal Bank of Scotland before joining Cinnober Financial Technology, the world’s leading independent exchange and clearing house technology provider, as a senior partner.


Jamie made the career move into crypto and digital assets after having seen the opportunity and need for this fast-growing asset class to move into the traditional financial market structure.


Jamie was voted by financial news as one of the top 40 under 40 in European trading and technology (2014) and ranked in the ‘Exchange invest’ Top 1000 most influential people in global financial markets in 2017.


Clara Goldsmith

Clara is Campaigns Director at The Climate Coalition, overseeing programmes such as their flagship Show The Love campaign- an annual high-impact public engagement campaign designed to engage a mainstream audience of millions across the UK. Clara has coordinated the UK net zero campaign- resulting in the UK becoming the first major economy to adopt a net zero emissions target this year- and The Time Is Now, the largest mass lobby the UK has ever seen.


Previously, Clara worked as Head Of Creative Marketing at Warner Chappell Music, the global publishing arm of Warner Music Group, where she was responsible for developing brand partnerships, social media strategy and established a new programme working closely with the tech community to establish collaborations to build the business.


Rob Waltham MBE

Rob has been a councillor in North Lincolnshire since 2007 and became Leader of the Council in 2017. Currently, he is the chair of the Health & Wellbeing Board and the Humber Leadership Board, the Co-Chair of the successful Humber Freeport bid and a serving member of the Transport for the North Board and the North Acceleration Council. 


Rob is active in the cross-party Local Government Association serving on the People and Places Board and also as a Lead Peer and mentor to other council leaders. He is a director of Humberside International Airport and a school governor at his local primary school.


He ran his own successful consultancy business providing regeneration and international business support to regional development agencies and several local councils. Rob was appointed an MBE for services to local government.


Joe Hayman

Joe is the founder of the British Values Project, an educational initiative working with schools across the country on issues relating to national identity, cohesion, and citizenship. He is the former Managing Director of the Holocaust Educational Trust and the former Chief Executive of the PSHE Association, the leading national body for Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education. He uses this experience as a consultant for charities and not-for-profits.


In addition, Joe is the author of two books on contemporary Britain; British Journey and British Voices, which look at the state of UK society from the perspective of members of the public. The books explore issues of identity, trust, cohesion, and nationhood in modern Britain, and build on Joe’s master’s degrees in public policy and Contemporary History and Politics. Joe is currently planning a third book which looks at these issues across the democratic world.

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