Kristina Murrin

Kristina Murrin CBE, née Hunt, is an Australian-born United Kingdom-based innovator and former policy advisor to both the Blair and Cameron governments. Most recently, she jointly led the twelve-person policy and implementation team at No 10. Downing Street.

Murrin was born in Sydney, Australia, and lived in Pittsburgh and Crete before moving permanently to London. Her father, John Hunt, is Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the London Business School. Her sister is Jay Hunt, chief creative officer at Channel 4.

Murrin was educated at the independent Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton, West London, followed by St John's College at the University of Cambridge, where she read Social and Political Sciences.

Murrin started her career as a marketing trainee at Procter and Gamble, before ending up as Brand Manager for household names such as Old Spice and Crest. In 2002 she left to join a fledgling innovation business, What If. Alongside a small team of partners, she helped build it into the world's largest independent innovation consultancy.

Between 2001-2006, Murrin served as an associate of Tony Blair's PMDU, or Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit. The Unit was tasked with monitoring progress of the government’s Public Service Agreements (PSAs).

In 2007 she was appointed as non-executive Director of the newly formed Department for Universities, Innovation, and Skills, helping to oversee its £20 billion budget.

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