About us

We devise and deploy communications strategies that navigate uncertainty and shape narratives

Aporia Strategy is a partnership-driven strategic communications consultancy.

We help clients identify and tackle the challenges that matter and achieve meaningful outcomes that drive change. We are problem solvers, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective to strategy development, issues management and advocacy. We are founded on a model that offers clients access to independent thought, subject matter expertise and outstanding delivery.

We have entered a moment of aporia

A moment of accelerating complexity. A moment marked by geopolitical realignment, AI disruption, social and cultural polarisation, the climate crisis and expanding inequality. A moment when leaders and organisations are faced with new, complex challenges that require a rethinking of the status quo and operating norms.

Derived from the work of theorist Jacques Derrida, the concept of aporia represents a state of impasse - a point in a conversation, debate, or system of thought where established logic and language fall short. It is a moment when familiar paths forward collapse and the terms we rely on to make meaning no longer suffice. 

While unsettling, this rupture does not need to signify a finality. It is an opportunity to rethink, to reframe and to reshape the path ahead from a new perspective.

Team

  • Dan is a senior strategic communications advisor, with extensive global experience leading international campaigns that shape debates, influence public policy and drive change around complex issues.

    Dan has worked with organisations and leaders across the private, public and third sectors in international communications and public affairs consultancies, FTI Consulting, Hawthorn Advisors, Burson and MHP Group. His clients have included multinational companies, governments, political parties, NGOs and private individuals. Dan has devised and led high impact communications and public affairs programmes for some of the world's most prominent companies and brands: building profile and thought leadership, positively shaping operating environments and advancing influence and impact.

    Dan has advised a range of organisations on international media and stakeholder engagement campaigns during humanitarian crises, diplomatic disputes and conflict situations. He has worked with candidates and political parties during elections across the Middle East and Africa. He has also advised multinational companies and governments in relation to engagement with various UN institutions and agencies, including the UN Security Council, the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme, and the World Bank Group.

    Dan holds an MA (Oxon) in Modern Languages from Wadham College, University of Oxford and is a member of the Wadham College Alumni Committee.

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  • Mark has over 30 years’ experience in international communications. He has advised a wide range of multinationals, governments and high profile private individuals on complex communications mandates, spanning corporate reputation, geopolitical issues, public policy challenges, cross-border litigation and crisis communications. He has extensive experience advising companies and governments on financial communications and investor relations. 

    Mark formerly served as Director of Communications at two FTSE 100 companies and as a Director at three global communications firms.  For the last ten years, he has acted as an independent advisor to governments, political parties, corporates and campaigning organisations. 

  • Dr. Mohamed Aden Hassan is an entrepreneur, academic researcher, communications advisor and community activist. He has extensive experience advising governments, multinational companies and political parties on public policy, community engagement and communications campaigns in developing economies.

    Mohamed is the founder and Managing Director of Rako Research and Communication Centre, a multidisciplinary research, innovation, and economic consultancy operating in East Africa. He is also the founder of Star Media Corporation, a leading Somali and global diaspora media network. In addition to Horizon Finance Solutions, Mohamed co-founded Parker Russell Horn of Africa, a professional services firm and Prime Minerals and Gold, a resource development company operating in East Africa.

    Mohamed has led high-level engagements with senior government officials, ministers and department heads across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, which have helped shape policy and reform initiatives at national and international levels. Mohamed possesses extensive regional expertise and a deep private, public and third sector network across East Africa and the Gulf.

    Mohamed holds an MA in Migration and Diaspora Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and a PhD in Sociology from Goldsmiths College, University of London. His research has focused on migration, diaspora youth, and public policy. He has held research roles with Oxford University’s Stanhope Centre, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), the UK Government (DFID), and the Danish Institute for International Studies.

  • Llewelyn has worked with multinationals, governments and business leaders to deliver communication and advocacy campaigns in response to complex, high-stakes situations.

    Llewelyn has developed and executed campaigns that have incorporated multiple communications disciplines, including corporate and public affairs, digital advocacy and internal engagement. He has worked with organisations operating across multiple geographies and industries, in situations ranging from international conflicts and humanitarian crises, to M&A, regulatory change and investor activism.

    Llewelyn has advised on projects spanning the UK, EU, Middle East and Africa and covered sectors including fintech, banking, energy and industrials, FMCG and infrastructure. He has also supported companies in their engagement with various governmental and supranational agencies, including UNDP and the World Food Programme. 

    Llewelyn began his career at FTI Consulting and holds a BA in Music from Durham University. He is currently studying for an MSc in International Strategy and Diplomacy at the London School of Economics.