Laura Nettley

Laura Nettley currently serves as Senior Manager for Strategic Communications (Science Campaigns) and Corporate and Fundraising Communications at Cancer Research UK since June 2023. Previously, Laura worked as a Freelance Communications Consultant for LDN PR Ltd and held the position of Head of PR and Communications at Gumtree.com, where leadership extended to corporate, brand, and consumer PR as well as internal communications. Experience includes a tenure as Senior Communications Manager at notonthehighstreet, focusing on corporate reputation and stakeholder engagement. Early career roles include Associate Director at Kin&Co, Senior Account Director at Good Relations, Campaign Director at Diffusion, Account Executive at TwoBlue Communications, Graduate Trainee at LEWIS PR, and English teacher at the British Council in Shanghai. Laura holds a Master of Science in Government, Politics and Policy from Birkbeck, University of London, and a degree in Modern Languages from the University of Exeter.