Helena Morrissey

Baroness Helena Morrissey is a prominent financier, author, and advocate for diversity, known for her leadership in the financial services industry and her impactful campaigns for gender-balanced boards. After rising to Chief Executive of Newton Investment Management in 2001, Baroness Helena Morrissey led the firm for 15 years, overseeing a growth in assets under management to £47 billion by the end of 2015. Morrissey began her distinguished career in finance at Schroders, working on bond desks in New York and London before joining Newton Investment Management in the early 1990s as a fixed income fund manager. Her impactful tenure as CEO solidified her standing as a significant figure in financial management, and she continued to serve as non-executive chairman in 2016.

She subsequently joined the board of AJ Bell in July 2021, assuming the role of chair in January 2022, before her departure in September 2022. Demonstrating her ongoing leadership in the financial sector, Baroness Morrissey currently chairs the boards of Fidelis Insurance Holdings, Altum Group (appointed Group Chair in 2023), and Barnett Waddingham. Her enduring impact was recognized by Financial News in 2022, when she was named one of the 25 most influential City figures over the past quarter-century, solidifying her status as a preeminent force in finance and advocacy.