Justin Kerr Stevens

MEPRA Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Northbourne Advisory

Justin Kerr-Stevens is a senior advisor with nearly 30 years of experience across global public affairs, political communications, and strategic counsel. He has advised governments, global companies, philanthropic leaders, and institutions across multiple continents.

He has held senior roles at BLJ Worldwide and Portland Communications, where he led advisory work across the Middle East, Central Asia, Europe, and Australia. Before that, he spent over a decade in government service, including roles with the Australian Government and within the United Kingdom’s Cabinet Office. His UK portfolio included communications work for the Department of Health, the Department for Education, the Department for Innovation, and the Department for Environment.

Justin has been featured in the PRWeek Middle East Power Book four times (2019, 2020, 2023, 2024) and currently serves as Executive Director of the Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) and Founding Chair of the Australia-Qatar Business Association (AQBA).