Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson
Journalist | Podcast Host | Narrative Strategist
About Me
I started my career at Time Inc. before moving to South Africa, where I reported on agricultural and financial markets for Business Day in Johannesburg — at a moment when the continent was remaking itself politically and economically.
My reporting evolved to focus on the intersection of business, political economy and sustainable development. From there I moved into senior leadership roles, including Managing Director for Africa at Aldwych Capital Partners and Partner at Constant Ventures. In 2018 I founded Africa House, a platform convening policymakers, investors and executives during the UN General Assembly in New York.
Today, in addition to reporting and hosting a podcast, I work as a narrative strategist, advising founders, executives and institutions on the story at the centre of their leadership — and how to tell it to the people who most need to hear it.
My writing has appeared in the Financial Times, The Telegraph, Vogue, Porter and Horizon (with the Wall Street Journal). I have also written for documentary and feature film.
Advisory
I work privately with founders, executive teams and institutions, navigating moments that require clear, credible engagement — with investors, clients and the public.Communications involves creating messages for campaigns and short-term goals. Narrative strategy is the more foundational work — the consistent story that shapes beliefs, norms and culture, and how an organisation is understood not just this quarter but over years.Engagements are structured as six-to-eight week intensives or ongoing advisory relationships.
Series
All That I Have Met is a long-form conversation series built on a single conviction: that the people best equipped to explain the world we're living in are rarely in the news cycle, let alone being asked the right questions.Guests are drawn from across public and professional life — economists and athletes, executives and diplomats, scholars, entrepreneurs and policymakers. People who are rarely given the space to be fully understood.Listen on Apple Podcasts.