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LEON EMIRALI

entrepreneur  |  adviser  |  broadcaster

From the forefront of innovation to the corridors of power, Leon Emirali has been operating at the summits of business, politics and media for more than a decade.
- The Telegraph

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​©Leon Emirali 2025

Website by Darwinism.agency

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ABOUT LEON

In 2009, whilst still at university, I started Poke, one of the UK's earliest social media marketing companies. 

I then went on to co-found Crest, the award-winning digital agency. After leading the business to year-on-year growth, my shareholding was acquired in 2019. 

After succesful exits from 2 x start-ups, I was appointed as a chief aide to a UK Government Cabinet Minister, serving in HM Treasury.

Following an eventful period in Westminster, which spanned the UK's withdrawal from the EU and onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, I returned to the private sector, advising leaders of global businesses including Aston Martin, easyJet and Virgin Galactic.

 

Today, outside of running my own ventures, I am an adviser to advertising agency, M&C Saatchi and political consultancy, PLMR. 

I often appear as an expert commentator in the media and am a regular on BBC News and Sky News. I have written columns for The Times, Telegraph, City AM and others.

Leon

WHAT I'M WORKING ON

AeroGrid™

AeroGrid™ is a long-term project, building a ubiquitous drone charging network. We have 2 x patents pending and agreements with a number of local government and private sector property owners to host our charging infrastructure on 25,000+ sites throughout the UK and globally. 

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Darwinism

Darwinism is my consulting business, working with a number of high-innovation organisations and CEOs to advise on government affairs, risk management and media. We help forward-thinking clients navigate complex political, regulatory and media environments. 

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Nostrada.ai

Nostrada uses advanced predictive technology to forecast future trends, policy and regulation around the world. We do this by creating 'digital twins' of politicians, government departments and regulatory bodies, trained on millions of rich data points. Launching soon.

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