Harris MacLeod

Background

About Harris MacLeod

I am an international public affairs specialist, with a background in government communications, public diplomacy and international development. At Zest Associates, I focus on sustainability strategy and cleantech development.I have extensive experience advising and working in multiple national governments and international organizations. I have been working in the GCC region advising government and commercial entities since 2020, and before that I led an international unit in the UK Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Office. In this role I also served as a seconded advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, as well as to NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division where I led a program to transform its strategic communications function, including developing the WeAreNATO campaign. From 2018 to 2020 I served as Deputy Director for International Trade & Prosperity Projects, supporting UK allies – including India, the Philippines, Montenegro, and North Macedonia – to attract investment and promote sustainable economic development.I started my career as a political journalist at Canada’s parliament. I moved to the UK in 2010 and worked for a leading international public opinion and market research company. As a political consultant, I have advised a major US presidential campaign and a campaign around US national senate races.