Charlie Lait

Charlie oversees the social media strategy team at Schillings, which sits within our Digital Resilience practice. She builds robust reputational strategies for clients either in crisis or those looking to proactively harness their online profile in pursuit of strategic objectives.

Charlie brings more than ten years' experience in developing and managing the online reputations of high-profile businesses, political leaders and public figures. Prior to joining Schillings, she was Director of Digital for Blackstone, the world’s largest Private Equity firm, where she was responsible for developing the digital reputation of the business and its leaders in EMEA. She previously managed the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s digital communications team, overseeing digital strategy across all areas of digital communications and shaping London's online crisis response protocols for numerous major public safety incidents, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.