Owen Larter

CEO

Seattle, Washington, United States17 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in Public Affairs and Strategic Communications.
  • Leadership roles in major tech and policy organizations.
  • Proven track record in political campaign management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Public Affairs and Policy expert with extensive experience in technology and international relations.

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Skills

Core Skills

Public AffairsStrategic Communications

Other Skills

PoliticsPublic RelationsReputation ManagementMedia RelationsCorporate CommunicationsCrisis CommunicationsStakeholder EngagementPublic PolicyCopywritingEvent ManagementPolitical CommunicationPress ReleasesSocial MediaPolitical CampaignsInternational Relations

Experience

Google deepmind

Senior Director and Head of Frontier Policy and Public Affairs

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr

PoliticsPublic AffairsPublic RelationsReputation ManagementMedia RelationsStrategic Communications+4

Frontier model forum

Board Member

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr

Microsoft

5 roles

Senior Director, Global Public Policy, Office of Responsible AI at Microsoft

Promoted

Nov 2024Apr 2025 · 5 mos

Director of Public Policy, Office of Responsible AI

Promoted

Dec 2020Dec 2024 · 4 yrs

Director, Global Government Affairs

Promoted

Jan 2020Dec 2020 · 11 mos

Senior Manager, Global Government Affairs

Jul 2017Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

UK Government Affairs Manager

Nov 2014Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos

British american business connections - pacific northwest chapter

Board Member

Jun 2020Jan 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Board Member for the Pacific Northwest Chapter of British-American Business Connections which fosters a regional network for U.S. and British professionals to connect, share and build business networks. Work has focused on sharing ideas around promoting transatlantic trade in digital services and further building connections between the technology ecosystem in the PNW and UK.

Compass housing alliance

Board Member

Dec 2019Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Member of the Board of Directors at Compass Housing Alliance, a leading provider of essential services and affordable housing for homeless and low-income people in the greater Puget Sound region.

Council on foreign relations

Term Member

Jul 2019Nov 2023 · 4 yrs 4 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • The Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program provides young professionals in government, media, nongovernmental organizations, law, business, finance, and academia the opportunity to participate in a sustained conversation on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. The program allows these younger members to interact with seasoned foreign policy experts and participate in a wide variety of events designed especially for them. Each year, a new class of term members between the ages of thirty and thirty-six is elected to serve a fixed five-year membership term.

The aspen institute

Co Founder, The NextGeneration Network

Oct 2018Jan 2022 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Worldwide

  • Co-Founder of the Aspen Institute NextGeneration Network, supported by Microsoft, a global forum bringing together future leaders to spread understanding of the power of new technology and the importance of creating and using it responsibly.
  • https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/nextgen-network/

World affairs council

Fellow

Aug 2018Dec 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Seattle Area

Keyworth primary and nursery school

Member of Governing Board

Dec 2015Jun 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos · London

  • Co-opted (external) Governor at Keyworth Primary School. Sitting on the standards & curriculum committee and part of governing board overseeing transformation of teaching delivery under new headteacher and leadership team.
  • Personally responsible for scrutinising attendance, discipline and safeguarding reforms, as well as initiating a project to overhaul the school's communications processes.

Suade labs

Adviser

Oct 2015Jun 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Advising fintech start-up Suade Labs on external and political engagement.

Ford motor company

Government Affairs Adviser (Secondment)

Jun 2014Nov 2014 · 5 mos · UK

  • Seconded from Lexington Communications to successfully secure partnerships with UK councils around a number of pilots being run by Ford to trial new products.

Wolmar for london

Campaign Manager and Chair of Executive Leadership Team

Nov 2012Sep 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Built and managed core campaign team of 14 and chaired the team's policymaking and executive communications committees on Christian Wolmar's campaign to be Mayor of London. Despite Christian being the only non MP/politician in the competition, we succeeded in making it through to the final run off for the Labour nomination and secured just under 10% of the final vote. The campaign also succeeded in achieving its flagship transport policies around pedestrianizing Oxford Street and enacting a one hour 'hopper' bus fare.
  • The campaign's two major transport policies - pedestrianizing Oxford Street and creating a one hour bus ticket - were adopted by the new Mayor, Sadiq Khan.

Lexington communications

Consultant

Oct 2012Oct 2014 · 2 yrs · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Working on transport, food and healthcare issues. Involved in a number of successful new business pitches and assisted in business development strategy.

International volunteering

Travel

Nov 2011Sep 2012 · 10 mos

  • Volunteered while spending 10 months travelling through South America, India, Sri Lanka, China and South East Asia.

Ed miliband for labour leader

Phone Bank Coordinator

Jul 2010Sep 2010 · 2 mos

  • Managing the campaign's south London phone banks.

The communication group

Senior Account Executive

Jan 2009Dec 2011 · 2 yrs 11 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Providing public affairs consultancy to clients in the property, construction, transport and energy sectors.

Labour mp

Parliamentary Assistant

Sep 2008Jan 2009 · 4 mos

  • Working in the parliamentary office of a Labour MP

Foreign policy centre

Research assistant

May 2008Sep 2008 · 4 mos

  • Researcher with foreign affairs think tank.

Education

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

MSc International Relations

Jan 2007Jan 2008

University of Liverpool

BA (Hons) Politics and Policy

Jan 2004Jan 2007

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