Danielle Leach

Danielle Leach is a corporate affairs and communications strategist with over 25 years of experience across agency and in-house leadership roles. She operates as an independent strategic consultant through her consultancy Reputation Rise.

Danielle specialises in corporate reputation management for executives — guiding high-growth brands, leaders and organisations operating under scrutiny through complex reputational and public affairs challenges where geo-politics, culture, AI technology and business intersect.

A trusted advisor, Danielle has held senior roles at leading agencies, including Hill & Knowlton, WE Communications and APCO, in the UK and US. Her in-house experience includes serving as Head of Communications & Public Affairs for Emerging Markets at Google, where she shaped strategic messaging, stakeholder engagement and CEO reputation across the technology sector in dynamic, high-growth regions. She also led award-winning communications for Ericsson Money, driving narrative, brand positioning and market expansion efforts internationally.

Danielle has represented multinationals, private companies, not-for-profit independent governance organisations, scale-ups, foundations and industry bodies across multiple sectors in the UK and internationally. She brings a sharp, strategic approach to proactively managing reputation, risk and opportunity in rapidly evolving industries and global high-stakes organisations.