Vico Partners | Senior advice on strategy and communications

Our People

OUR VICO TEAM


The consultancy is built on combining the skills and experience derived from the respective backgrounds and long careers of the founders which encompass all disciplines from communications and corporate finance to business management.

The business is supported by a strong research capability, and best in class business and account administration.

Vico Partners also runs an internship programme for graduates of leading universities who are seeking to develop a career in business, strategy and communications.

Specialist Partnerships


When specialist skills are needed, we draw in other senior advisers, all of whom have widely respected careers and are at the top of their professions. These collaborative partnerships give us a powerful additional capability with which to address the most challenging of client requirements.

Iain Rawlinson - Investment Banking

Founder - Rawlinson Partners

With a background in Investment Banking, Iain is an experienced Board member, Chair and Strategy Adviser


Tim Collins - Political Counsel

Founder - GHE Limited

Tim specialises in political counsel and advice. He has advised political leaders on four continents plus major global and UK businesses in multiple sectors.

During his political career, Tim was Press Secretary to Prime Minister John Major, Director of Communications for the Conservative Party, an MP, and a member of the Shadow Cabinet under three successive Tory leaders.


Peter Wilson-Smith - Government & Policy

Founder - Meritus Consultants

Peter advises clients on engaging with government, policymakers and the media across a range of sectors. He has particular expertise in financial services and regulatory matters.

Before Meritus he spent a decade at Quiller Consultants, after a career in publishing and the media. He was a founder of Financial News and worked at the BBC, The Times and Telegraph. He is a board member of the Salzburg Global Seminar and chair of the Oxford School of Drama.


Ben Morton Wright - Philanthropy

President & Group CEO - Global Philanthropic

Ben Morton Wright advises private individuals and foundations around the world to develop meaningful philanthropic strategies, alongside work on fundraising campaigns in the philanthropic sector.

Global Philanthropic was founded in 2002 by Ben Morton Wright out of a commitment to spreading the power of philanthropy as a transformative force for good. It works with non-profit organizations and philanthropists around the world to help them fulfil their visions for a better world.


Greg Wood - Media Consultant & Coaching

Independent Consultant - Greg Wood Media Consultants

Greg Wood provides media coaching and training. He is a former journalist and broadcaster with 25 years’ experience as a TV and radio correspondent and presenter for the BBC, ITN and Channel 4, including several years as the Business Presenter on the BBC’s flagship Today Programme.

He was also the BBC’s Correspondent in New York during the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis of 2008/9. Greg later became Director of Group Media Relations at Centrica, Britain’s biggest energy supplier, where he held the lead responsibility for communication on all aspects of the Group’s performance and reputation.