Stephen Davies

Stephen Davies is a UK communications consultant focused on how AI is reshaping reputation and strategic communications. He founded Adelbury, a consultancy that helps communications and marketing teams respond practically to AI, and leads its work. He is based in London and Newcastle.

Stephen helps organisations and individuals understand how AI is changing the way they are seen and the way they work. That covers how AI systems describe them, how communications and marketing teams can use AI in practice, and how to build the skills to do it with judgement.

He has spent more than 20 years in communications, starting before social media became part of the job. He has worked at Edelman, Weber Shandwick and PwC, and was Head of Innovation at Battenhall. Campaigns he has led have won awards.

He writes about AI and reputation in Insights and is the author of The AI Reputation Audit, Adelbury’s research report on how AI systems form impressions of organisations.

You can also find him on LinkedIn and X.