Katie Lloyd
As Development Director of BBC News & Current Affairs, Katie Lloyd (American Studies and History 1999) works to the Director of News & Current Affairs, setting strategy and direction for the BBC news teams and operation in the UK and globally. She is responsible for leading the flagship outreach project, BBC Young Reporter and she also devised and launched the BBC’s work educating young people about disinformation and ‘fake news’.
Katie's story
After graduating, Katie initially started her career in marketing before moving into PR and finding a passion for working for charities and organisations with a sense of social purpose.
Prior to her current role, Katie was Deputy Chief Executive of the charity and ran a department overseeing PR, public affairs, youth media projects and an award-winning in-house film production unit. In 2018, she was one of 50 business leaders recognised in the Women of the Future inaugural Kindness and Leadership Awards.
She recently spoke on the alumni panel at Careers in Media and Communications, a Make it Happen 2021 event, to share her career journey, advice and t