Graham Lake FRAeS has spent more than fifteen years in international aviation policy advocacy based in London, Washington and Geneva, as well as a period as Director General of CANSO, the Trade Association for Air Navigation Service Providers, based in Amsterdam. He spent ten years leading the aviation services division of ARINC a US corporation serving airlines, airports, ANSPs and Governments worldwide, with passenger and baggage management, aircraft and airport telecommunications services.

At the beginning of his career he spent more than ten years as an operational air traffic control officer in the British Isles. Today he is an independent civil aviation adviser and visiting lecturer in air transport at the University of Westminster, London.  

He has co-authored independent reviews of the management of airspace and aircraft noise at London Gatwick (2016) and at Toronto Pearson Airport (2017). He also authored  reviews of European Airspace Congestion (2019) and Airport and Airspace Infrastructure in Brazil (2020) for International clients. His airline clients have recently included Qatar Airways and TAP Air Portugal. He currently assists London Gatwick Airport on noise management matters and, for air traffic management the new hub airport planned for Warsaw, due to open in 2032.