Helena Morrissey

Helena Morrissey is one of the best known women in the city. She started her career in New York with Schroder capital management. After returning to London she joined newton in 1994 as a junior fund manager and was appointed CEO in 2001. During her fifteen years leading the firm, assets under management grew from dollar 20 billion to over dollar 50 billion. Helena is now chair of the investment association, the UK’s industry trade body whose members manage more than dollar 5 trillion and head of personal investing at legal and general management, a new role aimed at engaging the nation to save and invest more. In 2010, Helena founded the 30 percent club, a cross-business initiative to achieve better gender-balanced UK company boards.