Jo Gibbons
Business Development Director

Jo is responsible for business development and marketing at Populus.

Jo worked as a senior adviser in Downing Street for three years (2004–7) as Deputy Director of Government Relations and then Director of Events and became Director of Corporate Affairs for Tony Blair after he stood down as Prime Minister.

Previously she was a Board Director at communications consultancy Edelman heading up the corporate and public affairs practice, and has also worked as a Special Adviser to Baroness Jay of Paddington and in PR roles at the FA, The Labour Party and various other organisations.