Katherine Diggory is a strategic communications consultant, author and political trainer based in Munich. She has more than 18 years of experience in senior communications roles across politics, the public sector and industry. She previously served as Head of Frontbench Communications for the UK Labour Party and as Chief of Staff to the UK Minister for the Armed Forces, including managing his General Election campaign. Since moving to Germany in 2012, she has advised companies, local authorities and politicians on campaign strategy, messaging and English-language communications, working with organisations including ProSiebenSat.1, Google and the National Democratic Institute. She also works regularly as an international political trainer, supporting parties and politicians in young democracies to run healthy and effective campaigns.