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Liz Bates
Associate Consultant
A senior communications policy and strategy adviser with leadership experience in consulting, Ofcom and central government.
Liz is a senior policy and strategy adviser who has worked extensively in the communications sector, in consulting, for Ofcom and for central government. She understands the policy-making process and has played a leadership role in many high-profile, major projects. She is experienced in case-making, strategic analysis, policy development, economic regulation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
At Ofcom, Liz led major projects including the development of a new Broadband Universal Service Obligation and Ofcom’s first Innovation Day, exploring the use and potential of open data to improve consumer outcomes. She has worked for DCMS on fixed and mobile digital infrastructure projects and spent 15 months in HM Treasury’s Digital Infrastructure and Media unit. As a consultant, she has worked on regulatory strategy, disputes, due diligence and other projects for public and private-sector clients in the UK and around the world.
Liz holds a first-class honours MA in Archaeology from the University of Cambridge and a postgraduate certificate in Economics with Distinction from Birkbeck, University of London. She is also Chartered Financial Analyst qualified.