Laura Osborne

Managing Director

Laura is an experienced strategist, communicator, campaigner and author. At WPI Economics, her focus is on impact, growth, quality and client satisfaction; she also led our work to achieve B Corporation certification. Laura has experience in government, not-for-profit, and commercial organisations, including the Department for Business, Which? and CityFibre. Prior to joining us, she was Managing Director (Corporate Affairs) of BusinessLDN (formerly London First), where she drove its cross-cutting policy campaigns and led its communications, commercial events and marketing teams. Interested in the role of business in society, Laura is co-author of the Penguin Random House business title, Poles Apart, Why People Turn Against Each Other, and How to Bring Them Together.