Otto Laird is an Associate Director with Teneo’s Strategy and Communications business, based in Brussels.
Otto is a specialist in climate and energy policy, advising clients on strategy, integrated communications and advocacy campaigns. With a deep understanding of the EU’s institutional landscape, Otto provides regulatory and political analysis to ensure clients remain ahead of critical developments. His focus areas include sustainability reporting requirements and due diligence, clean energy transition, and energy-intensive industries.
Prior to joining Teneo, Otto worked as a parliamentary advisor on energy policy, international trade and transatlantic relations to a Member of the European Parliament. He has previous public affairs consulting experience in Brussels and has completed stints with Eurojust in the Netherlands and the House of Commons in the UK.
Otto holds an MSc in EU Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BA in International Relations and Politics from the University of Kent.