Claire Akkaoui

Claire Akkaoui is a Managing Director at FTI Consulting, specializing in strategic communications and reputation management, with a focus on government and public sector advisory.

Claire has experience leading strategic communications programs for government entities, sovereign wealth funds and financial services institutions, with a focus on destination positioning and foreign direct investment attraction. Her expertise spans media relations, issues management, thought leadership and narrative development.

Earlier in her career, Claire worked at Meta, where she led due diligence and stakeholder mapping efforts across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, supporting public policy, partnerships and crisis response. Claire also worked at Control Risks, a specialist risk consultancy, advising multinational organizations and government clients on integrity risk and strategic decision-making.

Claire holds an M.Sc. in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the University of Oxford and a B.A. in International Relations from King’s College London.