People - Alun Gruffudd
Alun Gruffudd is a Senior Consultant within the company, and Heads the Monitoring Service. He also undertakes detailed research work for clients on specialist policy areas, and heads the Communities and Culture cluster in the company.
He joined Positif Politics following six years as the Public Affairs and Policy Officer for Citizens Advice Cymru. There he managed their public affairs programme including proposals for new legislation in the fields of education, community regeneration and health. He has been an integral member of the End Child Poverty Cymru Steering Group and the Consumer Partnership Group. He trained as an adviser at Pontypridd CAB and most recently has practiced at Newport CAB.
Prior to this, Alun had been a Private Secretary to both the National Assembly's Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Office, working particularly closely along side Jane Davidson AM, (then) Chair of the Business Committee. He has also engaged with young people and assisted the Presiding Officer in plenary meetings. He has also been a member of Public Affairs Cymru's Executive Committee and is a well known and respected member of the public affairs and Wales media community.