Amber Rudd

Amber Rudd is a former Cabinet minister and climate negotiator who specialises in energy transition, cybersecurity, and governance under pressure. One of only five women to hold a Great Office of State in British history, she served as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Home Secretary, and Work and Pensions Secretary between 2010 and 2019, leading the UK delegation to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and establishing the Global Internet Forum for Counter Terrorism. Since leaving government, she has applied her combined political and commercial expertise as a non-executive director at Centrica, chairing its Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee, and advising organisations including Equinor and Darktrace. Her sessions equip leaders with practical insight into how policy, risk, and resilience intersect, empowering organisations to navigate regulatory change and geopolitical uncertainty with confidence and strategic clarity.

Leading the UK delegation to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, Amber Rudd secured the first legally binding global commitment to reduce national carbon emissions, a milestone that defined her tenure as Energy and Climate Change Secretary and established her authority on climate policy at the highest international level. She went on to serve as Home Secretary and Work and Pensions Secretary between 2010 and 2019, becoming one of only five women to hold a Great Office of State in British history. Her response to a succession of terrorist attacks as Home Secretary led directly to the formation of the Global Internet Forum for Counter Terrorism in 2017, after she challenged major technology companies to take responsibility for radicalising content online. Before entering Parliament, Amber built commercial expertise in finance and investment, including at JP Morgan, giving her a practical understanding of how business and policy intersect under pressure.

Since leaving government, Amber has applied this combined political and commercial experience across strategic advisory roles and non-executive positions in energy, technology, and financial services. She chairs the Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee at Centrica and advises organisations including Equinor, Darktrace, and Phoenix Group. Her work spans the practical realities of energy transition, the evolving cyber threat landscape, and governance in times of disruption. Amber also serves as a trustee of The Climate Group and the Royal United Services Institute, reinforcing her commitment to climate action and national security. Most recently, she chaired a project at a cross-party public policy institute focused on maximising the impact of COP26, producing a report on the challenges and opportunities in decarbonisation from the perspective of nations most reliant on fossil fuels. The project explored maritime and food sustainability, energy generation, and the role of technology in achieving climate goals, hosting roundtables and providing strategic policy advice to inform international climate discussions.

Amber helps audiences connect geopolitical developments, regulatory shifts, and emerging risks to actionable strategy. She speaks on climate urgency and the practical realities of energy transition, cybersecurity and the evolving threat landscape, and governance under pressure. Her presentations draw on direct experience of international negotiation, crisis management, and cross-sector collaboration, offering leaders insight into how decisions are made when the stakes are highest. Whether addressing boards, policy forums, or corporate events, Amber delivers clarity, context, and confidence to organisations preparing for an uncertain future, equipping them to navigate regulatory change and geopolitical uncertainty with strategic foresight.