Nick Vaughan Joins Bullpen Strategy Group in London

September 29, 2022 | Blog Post

Mostly recently with PM Liz Truss, Vaughan will build out UK public affairs
and campaigns offerings

WASHINGTON, DC — Bullpen Strategy Group (BSG) today announced the hire of Nick Vaughan, who will launch the London-based public affairs team focusing on public affairs, international political consulting, political risk management, and campaigns. He was most recently Head of Operations on UK Prime Minster Liz Truss’s leadership campaign.

BSG is a public affairs and strategic advisory with offices in Washington, DC, London, and Dallas. The London office already has research and media monitoring operations.

“I could not be more excited to have Nick join the BSG team,” said BSG CEO Joe Pounder. “Nick brings extensive government and private sector experience, including working for Prime Ministers and with major global companies. Fresh off the Truss campaign, he is eager to hit the ground running.”

Based with our team in the UK, Nick Vaughan is a public affairs, policy, and campaigns specialist with over 15 years experience of working in consultancy and in-house.

He was previously Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson having worked on successive General Elections which saw wins for the Conservatives in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Nick also has long-standing policy expertise having set up public affairs operations at The Football Association and BT Openreach – where he rolled out a number of award-winning political outreach programmes. Having held senior roles at leading consultancies MHP Communications and Teneo Strategy, he has advised business leaders at numerous FTSE250 companies across multiple sectors – including financial services, utilities, food and drink – and infrastructure.

He began his career working the European Parliament for a Conservative MEP. He is a graduate of the University of Essex.

To learn more about our UK communications practice, do get in contact with Nick at nvaughan@bullpenstrategy.co.uk.