Burson-Marsteller

Jeremy Galbraith is the Worldwide Vice Chair for Strategy, the CEO of Burson-Marsteller Europe, Middle East and Africa, a member of Burson-Marsteller's Global Leadership Team and Chair of the Global Public Affairs practice. He was previously the CEO of Burson-Marsteller in Brussels from 2000 to 2007 having first joined Burson-Marsteller in 1995 to head up the UK Public Affairs Practice. Prior to this he had been Deputy Managing Director of Market Access, a leading Westminster political consultancy and a Director of its sister company in Brussels. He began his career working in the House of Commons for a senior Conservative member of the Trade and Industry Select Committee.

Jeremy has spent over 20 years helping leading companies and organisations manage critical issues and influence European political processes – at European Union and Member State level - to preserve or advance business goals. He has also advised governments, Prime Ministers and other senior politicians on positioning themselves at home and around the world. In addition he has acted a consultant to regulators as well as to local government bodies. His client assignments have led to significant experience supporting applicant and candidate cities in their bids to host Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as companies in winning government procurement contracts.

He was worked with clients in a very wide variety of sectors including agriculture, airlines, alcoholic beverages, animal health, chemicals, cosmetics, employment, energy, environment, financial services, food and beverages, health, media, packaging, pharmaceuticals, sport, telecommunications, transport and water.

He was educated at Leeds University, from which he graduated in Law. He fought a London seat for the Conservative Party at the 1992 General Election.He was a non-executive director of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London from 1997-2007.