Partner with investors in Idea generation, due diligence and execution of investment and restructuring opportunities (ongoing)Acting CEO of innovative start-up specialty insurance company in the London Market (November 2021 - December 2022). Delivered authorisation application to PRA/FCA along with (Regulatory) Business Plan, Recruitment of key personnel, IT systems and infrastructure, and Business PipelineSenior Sustainable Finance Advisor to industry leading financial services businesses (January 2022 - ongoing) - partnering with SystemIQ. Identifying and realising tangible business opportunities from the transition to net zero.Senior Strategy Advisor to banking, insurance and fintech firms.

Researched and created plan for the role of regulation and the regulator in driving the mobilisation of finance for the transition to net zero

Led the FCA's largest division (~900 FTEs) reporting to the CEO in the supervision of General Insurance, Retail Banking, Payments and E-money firms, Building Societies, Consumer Credit and CMCs. Successfully led multiple transformational external regulatory initiatives. Simultaneously delivered a transformation in Supervision Strategy, Operating Model, Capabilities and Culture and achieved strongest colleague engagement in the FCA. Achievements included: Bringing ~35,000 Consumer Credit firms and CMCs into FCA regulation – delivering significant raising of conduct standards in high cost credit and other high risk sectorsInitiated and led FCA priority: "Transforming Culture in Financial Services" to deliver healthy, purposeful, diverse and inclusive culturesLed / co-sponsored: "Review of Retail Banking Business Models"; "Retail Banking Ring-Fencing"; and the "Market Study on General Insurance Pricing Practices". Ensured continuity of service and forbearance in the insurance and banking sectors through Brexit and COVID Led the FCA legal initiative to deliver clarity of outcomes in Business Interruption Insurance response to COVID leading to the settlement of Launched and co-led transformation programmes for Supervision and Authorisations delivering significant change through shift from reactive "compliance" approach to preemptive and prioritised strategic focus on the risks of harm presented by firms' business models and cultures. Delivered significant changes to organisation, risk frameworks, processes, capabilities, cross-silo working, and data management while improving colleague engagement.

Architected and led Turnaround, Transformation and Separation programmes moving from losses of ~£150mn to ~£450mn profit and culminating in a successful FTSE100 IPO in October 2012

Served pre-eminent financial services and industrial firms in UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Russia and the Middle East on strategy, organization, operations and programmatic transformation. Key leadership roles in McKinsey:➤ Co-leader of Global Organisation. Focus on programmatic culture change and capability building➤ Leader of European and North American Wholesale and Investment Banking practices➤ Leader of Canadian Financial Services Practice

Business Development in Banking Division