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Blake Purchase

Senior Associate
Blake is a digital intelligence and public affairs specialist, uncovering reputationally critical insights in the social, media, generative AI, and financial spheres for clients across industries from tech to energy.

In addition to developing robust methodologies which result in actionable insights, Blake draws upon his experience at the interface between the UK Parliament and Civil Service in advising clients on the policy landscape.

In addition to developing robust methodologies which result in actionable insights, Blake draws upon his experience at the interface between the UK Parliament and Civil Service in advising clients on the policy landscape.

“Kekst CNC embraces the idiosyncratic in building teams that are able to think about and therefore advise on an issue from all possible perspectives and it is a genuine privilege to be a part of that.”


Prior to joining Kekst CNC, he was a Senior Parliamentary Assistant to a UK Government Minister, running their parliamentary office and communications. Blake has also gained experience in diplomatic contexts; at the Embassy of New Zealand, and at the British Consulate-General in Düsseldorf where he worked in the international trade section.

Blake holds a BA in Politics with German from the University of Nottingham and Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, where he spent a semester, as well as an MPhil in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews.


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London

3 New St Square

London EC4A 3BF

United Kingdom