Laura Walker is one of the UK’s leading social impact specialists. She has over 22 years of experience in assessing, measuring, and evaluating the equality and social impacts of infrastructure and planning projects.
Throughout her career, Laura has supported public and private sector organisations to comply with their duties under the Equality Act 2010 and other relevant legislation, while also helping to maximise positive social outcomes.
Laura develops innovative approaches to streamline and measure social impact, reducing the burden on organisations whilst helping them deliver equitable outcomes and social benefits.
Laura has worked on Equality Impact Assessments for a range of high-profile projects including:
She has also developed evidence, research, and methodologies for TAG (Transport Appraisal Guidance) social and distributional impact and appraisal unit for DfT. Employed as Associate Director for AECOM, Laura supported National Highways to develop a social value framework for major projects and created a bespoke social impact measurement framework for Battersea Power Station Development Corporation).
