Ayesha Hazakira
Ayesha Hazakira was a founding member of the Julie’s Bicycle Board while Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs at EMI. In August 2007 she was appointed Special Advisor to The Rt Hon Harriet Harmen QC MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Ayesha first joined EMI in 2005 as business co-ordinator in the Group Chairman’s office working for Eric Nicoli and was seconded to the Labour Party in April of that year to work on the then Prime Minister Tony Blair’s campaign during the general election.
Prior to joining EMI, she spent seven years in Westminster including four years as chief press secretary to Patricia Hewitt, then UK Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Ayesha has also worked in other Government departments including Downing Street, the Home Office and the Ministry of Agriculture. Ayesha studied law at university and completed a postgraduate diploma in journalism and politics.
Ayesha is a stand up comedienne in her spare time.