Nichola Pease has over 35 years’ experience in the investment industry. As an English graduate she won a place at Kleinwort Benson, later moving to Citibank before Smith New Court where she built the European broking business. Nichola joined JO Hambro Capital Management Ltd as Chief Executive in 1998, becoming Deputy Chairman in 2008. She left the firm in 2011 following its takeover. Nichola was an independent non-executive Director of Schroders PLC until November 2019 and in March 2020 joined Jupiter as Chairman.

Andrew has over 25 years’ experience in the investment management industry. Before joining Jupiter he was CEO of Henderson Global Investors, becoming Co-Chief Executive of Janus Henderson on the merger with Janus Capital in 2017. During his time at Henderson and its predecessor businesses he held various roles including equity fund manager and head of equities. He previously served as Deputy Chairman of the Investment Association. He founded Investment20/20 in 2013 after successfully running a 3-year pilot programme at Henderson.

Chris Cummings joined the Investment Association as Chief Executive in September 2016 following 5 years leading TheCityUK, and another 7 years as head of the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA). He has advised HM Treasury on regulatory matters, served on advisory groups for business ministers and held senior posts in banking, insurance and consulting. He is a member of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Regulatory Decisions Committee and Cass Business School’s Strategy Board and a Visiting Professor. He is a regular press columnist and speaker on issues of international competitiveness and regulation in financial services.

Limited, based in London. A key part of Foster’s role is to lead the Board of Directors of AllianceBernstein Limited with the day-to-day operations of the regulated entity within Europe, with a focus on the fast-changing regulatory landscape. He also leads other key projects for the board. Prior to his current role, Foster worked in AllianceBernstein’s Fixed Income business unit, holding positions in business management, risk and technology. Prior to AB, Foster spent over 10 years at Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, where he held various positions across both technology and operations.

Marisa is a Co-Head in the Thinking Ahead Institute, a global not-for-profit research-led network that brings together asset owners and asset managers with a view of changing the investment industry for the benefit of the end saver and the planet. Prior to this, Marisa spent over a decade as a consultant providing investment advice to a number of large pension funds. She is a qualified actuary and sits on the board of London Women’s Forum and is also on the steering committee of #talkaboutblack.

Peter Horrell is UK Chairman of Fidelity International, was a Board member at the Investment Association (2015 – 2021) and sits on the Advisory Councils at City UK and the Diversity Project. Peter’s executive career included running Fidelity’s UK business and global responsibilities across investment platforms and personal investing. Prior to joining Fidelity, Peter held a number of senior positions at Barclays, including as Chief Executive of the global Wealth & Investment Management division.

Louise Hosking is Chief of Staff for Schroders supporting the CEO, Peter Harrison and his management team to grow the company in the context of its culture and strategy. She has 35 years’ experience in management, consulting and coaching and joined Schroders in 2008 with responsibility for talent management and development and in 2015 moved into Investment as Head of Organisational Development. Louise is an accredited business coach and certified by the British Psychological Society in psychometric testing. She has a MSc in Organisational Behaviour from Birkbeck, University of London.

David Hughes is Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges, representing and supporting further education colleges to fulfil their role as anchor institutions, supporting over 2 million students each year. David has worked in post-16 education for over 25 years, including a decade as a senior civil servant. Before that he worked in Australia and the UK in community development, regeneration, welfare, employment and social housing. David holds several Board positions including with the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics and the Bell Foundation.

As Deputy General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for BNY Mellon Investment Management, Jane leads and directs legal strategies, policies and practices that support the business. Over the course of her career, she has held a number of leadership roles including General Counsel of Insight Investment Limited and Managing Director at BlackRock (and its predecessor companies) as Head of the Legal Team for all issues in EMEA. Jane is a top contributor and thought leader in her field. She is a passionate advocate for all matters relating to social mobility and inclusion both in the workplace and across our industry. Jane has a first class LLB degree in Law (University of Warwick) and a BCL degree in law (University of Oxford) and holds the IMC from the CFA.

Darren Johnson is Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at Impax Asset Management and sits on the Executive Committee. Darren is also a board member of Impax’s management company in Ireland and sits on its UCITS board. Darren joined Impax in 2007 and during his tenure, he has driven operational transformations, built teams and pioneered the company’s transition into cloud services to support rapid growth. In addition to his Impax responsibilities, Darren sits on the board of a number of charities and organisations, including St Mungo’s and the investment advisory board of Comic Relief. Darren is also a prominent advocate of Diversity issues across the financial services, is co-founder of TalkAboutBlack and acts as an ambassador for Investment 20/20, an organisation which provides school leavers and graduates from non-traditional backgrounds with opportunities in asset management.

Anne-Marie McConnon is an internationally experienced Marketing Director currently working for BNY Mellon Investment Management. During her career, she has worked for some of the biggest names in finance and asset management including: M&G Investments, Barclays and Scottish Equitable, where she held a number of senior positions.

Richard Miles is Director of M&GPrudential Corporate Affairs, one of the UK’s leading international asset managers with more than £260 billion of funds under management. His team is responsible for all aspects of communications across Europe, Asia and the Americas, including public relations and public affairs. Prior to joining M&G, Richard was at Fidelity after a 15-year career as a journalist, including seven years writing about finance for The Times.

Karis leads the Investment20/20 team and is an executive director of the Investment Association. She joined Investment20/20 in 2014 shortly after it started and under her leadership it has developed into a multi award winning organisation driving inclusive and responsible recruitment with young people from all backgrounds. Prior to Investment20/20 Karis specialised in entry talent and learning and development within financial services.

Jenny leads Investment20/20’s careers and talent strategy. As an experienced talent professional with a keen interest in social mobility, she develops Investment20/20’s student engagement programmes that reach and inspire a diverse community of young people. Her strategy helps tomorrow’s workforce navigate their way into the industry and connects members with a broader talent base. Jenny joined Investment20/20 in 2019 having led careers programmes for a national education charity, developed education outreach programmes for financial services and worked in schools, colleges and universities.