Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer
Jessica Lennard
Biography
Jessica Lennard took up the role of Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer at the CMA in August 2023.
Jessica is a member of the Senior Executive Team, an advisor to the Board, and has overall responsibility for Strategy, Communications and External Engagement at the CMA.
Previous roles held within the past two years
- Senior Director for Global Data and AI Initiatives at VISA (January 2023)
- Advisory Board Member for the UK Government Centra for Data Ethics and Innovation (until July 2023)
- Board Member of Tech UK (until January 2023)
- Ambassador Microsoft National AI Council (November 2021)
Jessica has also held corporate roles at TalkTalk, Ovo Energy and Edelman.
Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer
The Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer is responsible for:
- providing strong, visible leadership across the organisation
- working with the Board to develop the CMA’s strategy
- providing advice to government under the CMA’s advocacy function
- leading the CMA’s external communications and relations