How trauma led me to become a female founder

Meet Lorna Cobbett, Founder at Blue John.

Lorna founded Blue John, a reputation management consultancy, in 2024 following a 12-year career in strategic communications.

A former investment banker, she started her career in 2001 in London and spent eight years working for Citi and Goldman Sachs. Lorna’s career in strategic communications included being a Partner at Bell Pottinger, Managing Director at Hawthorn Advisors, and UK CEO at Citigate
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Lorna is a senior, trusted advisor for companies and leaders across a range of sectors and works with public companies, private companies, and start-ups.

She has extensive experience in reputation management, transactions, crisis and change management.

Outside of work, Lorna is married with 8-year-old triplets (Roman, Essie and Eva). Essie was life-limited and will be forever 18 months old.

Lorna and her family support Chestnut Tree House, the children’s hospice that Essie went to, and she also is a parent ambassador for Together for Short Lives. She is a passionate social mobility champion and a founder member of The 93% Professionals.