Strategic risk leader with 15+ years in Tier 1 banks, fintechs, and global wealth firms. Delivers board-level insight on enterprise risk, resilience, and governance transformation. Combines technical fluency, deep regulatory expertise, and commercial acumen to influence culture, drive data-led decisions, and embed robust, future-ready risk management.
What makes you a Risky Woman?
I am a Risky Woman because I challenge orthodoxies and transform governance, influencing culture to make risk a strategic enabler. With 15+ years across global banks, fintechs, and wealth firms, I translate regulatory complexity into board clarity, harness data for insight, and embed resilience that safeguards and creates value.
Name your top 3 achievements
- Transforming Risk Frameworks
Redesigned and embedded enterprise risk frameworks across global banks, fintechs, and wealth firms—strengthening resilience, shaping risk culture, and elevating board-level insight. Recognised for influencing senior executives and mentoring teams to position risk as a true strategic enabler. - Harnessing Data for Risk Insight
Pioneered use of AI, Python, PowerBI, and Tableau to revolutionise risk reporting and control testing—delivering actionable insights that empowered leaders to make sharper decisions. Championed a culture of data-driven governance while upskilling colleagues to adopt innovative tools and methods. - Driving Regulatory and Governance Uplift
Led major compliance and governance enhancements across Tier 1 institutions to meet FCA, PRA, MiFID II, and Dodd-Frank standards. Consistently exceeded audit expectations, strengthened organisational resilience, and influenced stakeholders at all levels to embed sustainable governance and future-ready risk practices.
What is the biggest risk you’ve taken in your career?
The biggest risk I’ve taken was stepping into fintech leadership at Revolut, where governance was evolving under intense regulatory scrutiny. I embraced the challenge of creating structure in ambiguity, influencing senior leaders, and embedding resilience. This move demonstrated leadership courage—transforming uncertainty into opportunity and positioning risk as a growth enabler.
What’s something most people don’t know about you?
Most people don’t know I once rode horses professionally, competing on the national stage and winning multiple titles—an experience that shaped my discipline, resilience, and drive.
What is the best quality for successful leaders in Risk?
The single best quality for successful leaders in Risk is judgement.
Technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and data are vital—but without sound judgement, leaders can’t balance risk and reward, challenge effectively, or guide organisations through uncertainty. Strong judgement allows risk leaders to cut through complexity, influence stakeholders, and make pragmatic, forward-looking decisions under pressure.
