Lesley Woods

Head of Partnerships, Directorate of Defence Communications, Ministry of Defence

With a background in Public Relations, Lesley has 20+ years experience in curating and creating compelling content. Her career has taken her around the world, working with international partners to shine a light on the work of her military colleagues, from celebrating Christmas in Kandahar to delivering humanitarian aid to the Central African Republic. 

To help the UK Armed Forces reach new audiences she has led collaborations with films, TV series and documentaries, from influencer events with Disney to a PR partnership with the producers of James Bond.