Alison Cottrell

Alison has a financial services background and has worked in both the private and public sectors. She began her career as an economist in investment banking and City firms, after which she joined HM Treasury where her roles included that of Director of Financial Services. In 2015 she returned to the financial services sector as founding CEO of the Financial Services Culture Board; a not-for-profit body that, over eight years, provided member firms and their boards with data, support and challenge on managing organisational culture. 

Alison is a Non-Executive Director at the East London NHS Foundation Trust and also at LINK, the regulated company that protects access to cash across the UK. She is a Fellow of the Society of Professional Economists and sits on the Charity and Education Committee of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers.