Our Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board is comprised of some of the leading asset owners, thought pioneers and influencers across the UK pensions industry. 

We are immensely proud of their involvement and their commitment to developing a series of events of genuine practical value to anyone with a stake in improving outcomes for members of pension schemes of all types. 

Shalin Bhagwan, the Chief Actuary of the Pension Protection Fund.

Shalin
Bhagwan

Chief Actuary
Pension Protection Fund

Robert Branagh, Chief Executive Officer LPFA

Robert
Branagh

Chief Executive Officer
LPFA

Sally Bridgeland, Chair Brunel Pension Partnership

Sally
Bridgeland

Chair
Brunel Pension Partnership

Fiona Brown, Group Head of Pensions Rolls-Royce

Fiona
Brown

Group Head of Pensions
Rolls-Royce

Mike Clark, Founder Director Ario Advisory

Mike
Clark

Founder Director
Ario Advisory

Andy Cox, Chair NatWest DC Plan

Andy
Cox

Chair
NatWest DC Plan

Joanne Donnelly, Board Secretary LGPS Advisory Board

Joanne
Donnelly

Board Secretary
LGPS Advisory Board

Marian D'Auria, Head of Risk & Sustainability GFG Alliance

Marian
D'Auria

Head of Risk & Sustainability
GFG Alliance

Jill Davys, Director, Global Assets Redington

Jill
Davys

Director – Global Assets
Redington

Laurie Edmans CBE, Commissioner, Financial Inclusion Commission

Laurie
Edmans CBE

Commissioner
Financial Inclusion Commission

Mark Hedges, Trustee Director, Nationwide Pension Fund

Mark
Hedges

Trustee Director
Nationwide Pension Fund

Neil Mason, LGPS Senior Officer, Surrey Pension Fund

Neil
Mason

LGPS Senior Officer
Surrey Pension Team

Claire McCormick, Pensions Trustee Virgin Money

Claire
McCormick

Pensions Trustee
Virgin Money

Ian McKinlay, Senior Adviser, Avida International

Ian
McKinlay

Senior Adviser
Avida International

Toby Nangle, Economic & Financial Markets Analyst

Toby
Nangle

Economic & Financial Markets Analyst
Independent

Stephanie Nuttall, Head of Pension Scheme Executive, M&G plc

Stephanie
Nuttall

Head of Pension Scheme Executive
M&G plc

Ben Piggott, Scheme Secretary, Royal Mail Pension Trustees

Ben
Piggott

Scheme Secretary
Royal Mail Pension Trustees

Chris Pond, Chair, Financial Inclusion Commission

Chris
Pond

Chair
Financial Inclusion Commission

David Porter, DC Solutions Specialist Independent

David
Porter

DC Solutions Specialist
Independent

Julius Pursaill, Strategic Adviser, NatWest Cushon

Julius
Pursaill

Strategic Adviser
Cushon

Chris Sier, Co-Founder & CEO ClearGlass Analytics

Christopher
Sier

Co-Founder & CEO
ClearGlass Analytics

Sophia Singleton, Partner & Head of DC XPS Pensions Group

Sophia
Singleton

Partner & Head of DC
XPS Pensions Group

Magnus Spence, Director FidesIQ

Magnus
Spence

Director
FidesIQ

Mark Thompson, Chair of the Trustee Board M&G Pension Scheme

Mark
Thompson

Chair of the Trustee Board
M&G Pension Scheme

Mike Weston, Chair of Trustees Institute for Cancer Research

Mike
Weston

Chair of Trustees
Institute for Cancer Research