Rachelle Laurence

Rachelle is Comic Relief’s Head of Strategic Comms and Public Affairs and has helped the charity turnaround their appeal film narrative, strengthen Government relationships and modernise the brand. Rachelle is a former senior comms aide to Boris Johnson during his terms as Mayor of London and Sadiq Khan, the current Mayor. She has worked across political, health, transport, environment and policing comms and has delivered crisis comms on a number of national emergencies, from terror attacks to extreme weather, plus major events, and high-profile reputation management.