Invited to become a Mentor to the cohort at Level39, Europe's largest FinTech accelerator. Advising high growth FinTech startups on Go-To-Market Strategy; Business Model Innovation; Distribution Strategy and Ecosystem Development; Operating Model Design; Disruptive Proposition Development; Market and Brand Positioning; Sales & Digital Marketing Strategy; and Blockchain Strategy and Implementation.Subject Matter Expert in SME & Commercial Banking; Consumer Finance and Retail Banking; Retirement Solutions and Pensions; General Insurance; Life & Protection; Wealth Management.

Mentor on both Startup and Scale-up programmes. TechItalia Lab: London is an accelerator which supports Italian companies interested in expanding, launching internationally and raising investment in the UK, across FinTech, TravelTech, RetailTech, SCM, ServicesTech and TMT.

Invited to become an Advocate of Tech London Advocates, which is a private sector-led coalition of expert individuals from the tech community committed to championing London’s potential as a world-class hub for tech and digital businesses and to support start-ups in finding new investment and achieving high-growth. Aligned with the Government’s ambition to turn London into “Europe’s digital capital”, Tech London Advocates work with existing groups and initiatives to help accelerate the growth of London’s tech SMEs by facilitating partnerships with FTSE 250 businesses, international companies and investors.

Helping a generation of new, socially-minded, millennial investors to take control of their own savings and investment outcomes via Wombat's award-winning, informative and intuitive platform. I take responsibility for all of Wombat's revenue generating activity including Marketing, Product, Partnerships and Branding and am also leading the development of Strategy, Innovation & New Markets, Go-To-Market and Investor Relations for the business.

Lead lecturer for Embedded Finance, New FinTech Business Models, WealthTech and AltFi modules for the flagship FinTech CFP (Certified FinTech Practitioner) and Masters programmes.Formerly the Chartered Institute of Bankers for England and established in 1879, the LIBF is one of the City’s leading FS industry organisations and university colleges. Bridging industry and individual needs, LIBF has 24,000+ members and benefitted over 1.5m FS professionals from 120 countries in their careers. With a Royal Charter from the Privy Council, this membership organisation charters FS professionals from trade finance and commercial banking to SME lending, retail mortgages or financial advice. LIBF offers a certified fintech practitioner programme alongside wider FS in-work CPD and post/undergrad degrees. The Institute's social mission includes community outreach programmes and 40,000 young people benefit from LIBF financial capability courses every year.

GLG’s mission is to transform the way top professionals share expertise and learn by curating custom learning experiences with professionals and thought leaders around the world. GLG organizes conversations, small group meetings, mentorships, surveys, and other interactions with a membership of more than 400,000 experts and thought leaders. I advise GLG clients on innovation, market strategy and proposition development across Retail and Commercial Financial Services and Insurance.

Privileged to be an independent Non-Executive Director of Dacxi Limited, the UK's leading tokenized assets investment platform. Providing scrutiny and support for the CEO and Board Chair, with a particular focus on Marketing and Sales, Product Proposition, Branding, Communications & Servicing and Customer Detriment and Regulation.

Delighted as NED and Advisory Board Member to be supporting the UK's #1 on-demand, local services online marketplace, where the service gets delivered to you at home. From curated wine parties to working out, from horticulture to personalised horoscopes - Mammalo has got whatever you want, covered!

Factmata’s mission could not be more critical or relevant today: to restore trust in online information and news media by identifying fake news and misinformation on the web by using AI and fact-checking communities. Proud to support as an early stage investor in this tremendously important business. #profitwithpurpose

Startupbootcamp Colab FinTech is a new model for a changing market. It provides established industry players early access to relevant growth stage startups. Through a theme based innovation program based in New York and London, Startupbootcamp Colab FinTech is designed to equip corporates in mature markets with the capability to create engagement and solve real business problems. Startupbootcamp Colab FinTech brings together startups, industry leading companies, investors and mentors in a new format. Visit www.startupbootcamp.org/accelerator/colab-fintech-london/

Privileged to accept the invite to become a Leadership Fellow. St George’s House was founded in 1966 by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh and the Dean of Windsor as a place where people of influence and responsibility in every area of society can come together to explore and communicate their views and analysis of contemporary issues.

Driving global growth for CurrencyFair, one of the world's leading currency exchange platfoms, via:- Open Banking Lead at CurrencyFair: establishing the leading B2B2C currency exchange proposition via Open APIs and creating scale distribution through Open Banking strategic partnerships- Led development of highly successful, global, SME currency exchange proposition from insight & ideation through to launch across 4 geo-markets- Co-developed Online Marketplaces proposition, integrating currency exchange into online seller accounts at Amazon.com and other major eCommerce marketplaces- Online acquisition, including affiliate, aggregator and content partner relationships across UK, EMEA, Asian and Australian markets- P&L management of enterprise-wide employer FX propositions including Google and Amazon

Board advisory consulting regarding the creation and development of scale new consumer businesses for major consumer brands. Currently working to create and launch a major new financial services company for one of the largest consumer brands in Ireland.

Founder, builder and leader of Telegraph Financial Services, the retail financial services business of Telegraph Media Group and the first ever retail FS firm run by a media group to be FCA-licensed. The business is composed of six key verticals:- Investments (Telegraph Investor and Telegraph Advisory)- Retirement Solutions- Insurance- International Money Transfers and Travel Money- Consumer Finance, and- Bills and Money Comparison....aiming to become the leading content-led consumer financial services brand in the UK.

Responsible for, and architect of, SunLife's Direct to Consumer strategy including ownership of:- new product strategy from monoline to multi-product retailer- business and operating model development (including greater participation in the value chain)- proposition development (7 new propositions launched)- consumer research & insight- risk & regulation- co-owner of marketing & distribution planning, including customer communications.

Development of Barclays Corporate Banking franchise in Scandinavia.

Responsible for, and ownership of, business and product strategy and of all the key commercial levers (distribution, price, product and positioning) for the financial services business of John Lewis plc. Full P&L management & accountability for General Insurance lines (Home, Motor, Pet, Travel, Wedding), Life Insurance, Travel business (Direct & Specialist), Telco & Broadband offering. Led direct team of 11 FTE and cross-discipline project teams. Key achievements include:- Transformed profitability, branding and size of customer base (>350% growth) over a two year period.- Led development and execution of rebranding and business strategy from Greenbee to John Lewis Insurance including new proposition development & brand creative and new marketing comms development.- Refocussed product strategy including rationalisation of product lines (exiting Travel and Telco & Broadband)- Ongoing development of compelling customer propositions including highly successful three product Home proposition and revised Pet proposition.- Development of market-leading price benchmarking methodology which ensured highly competitive price positioning and high conversion while optimising margin.- Develpment of commercial & operating models across all parties in the value chain, including management of tender process, third party commercial negotiations and financial analysis.

Elected Borough Councillor for East Putney Ward, increasing by 28% the number of votes for the Conservatives. Chairman of Audit and Finance Committee, and Deputy Chairman of Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Deputy Chairman (Political and Campaigning), Putney Conservative Association.Proud to have delivered the strategy for and to lead the initiative to repurpose and redesign the buildings footprint of the top 12 primary schools in the borough to increase pupil numbers by 2 form entry.

Developed Product and Marketing Strategy up to second round VC funding stage.