Sophie Gruber is Head of Strategy and Senior Consultant at GPK in Vienna, where she advises clients on political communication, strategy and public affairs. Before joining GPK, she worked at the centre of Austrian federal politics, serving in the cabinet of Federal Minister Elisabeth Köstinger and later as Head of the Office of the Secretary General at the Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism. She previously worked for the Austrian People’s Party and holds a master’s degree in International Politics from City, University of London.