Experienced advisers helping clients turn strategy into impact.

Emily Wallace started her career as an adviser to David Blunkett on Education policy in the late 1990s. She is now an experienced public affairs and strategy consultant with 25 years + of experience in delivering strategic counsel, programme development and policy impact for clients.

Emily has run some of the UK's premier public affairs firms, as she was a former MD of GK Strategy and Connect Communications. She is also a regular campaigner inside the Labour Party and she is currently Chair of Labour Business, a member of the SME4Labour Executive and elected Women's officer in her local party in Lambeth. Emily is also a Director of Progressive Britain, a Labour Party think-tank.

Emily is also the part-time CEO of the Trade Association Forum developing best practice for trade bodies across the whole organisation.

Harry is an experienced communications and operations professional with 18 years experience working across public affairs and communications, in the UK, Brussels and with clients across Europe.

He started his career working for a Frontbench MP in Parliament and from there joined DeHavilland before moving to Dods and heading up their pan-European account management team. From there he moved into consultancy, working at GK Strategy alongside Emily Wallace, before setting up his own commercial and strategy consultancy, Shackleton Strategy in 2020. Later that year he reunited with Emily to found Inflect.

Harry lives in East London with his wife (also in public affairs!) and two daughters.

David Tripepi-Lewis is a Director at Inflect, where he works with clients to navigate institutional change and engage more effectively with government, politics and public institutions. David has extensive experience working at the intersection of policy, politics, institutions and business. He has supported organisations on issues ranging from infrastructure and financial services to data, digital capability and the practical implications of new technologies for government and public services. Across this work, he has often acted as a bridge between policymakers, civil servants and external organisations.