Helena Morrissey

Dame Helena Louise Morrissey, DBE (born 1966/1967)[1] is Head of Personal Investing at Legal & General Investment Management, which has £894 billion of assets under management (2016).

She is a former chief executive[2] of Newton Investment Management which manages £47 billion of assets as of 31 December 2015.[3] She joined Newton in 1984 as a fixed income fund manager and became CEO in 2001.[4][5]

In 2010, she established the 30% Club to campaign for greater female representation on company boards. She is a trustee at the Eve Appeal, which raises money for gynaecological cancers, and she is chairperson of the corporate board of the Royal Academy of Arts.[1]

Already Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to diversity in financial services.[6]

Personal life

Raised near Chichester, both of her parents were teachers. After attending a comprehensive school in Chichester,[2] Morrissey studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, matriculating in 1985 and earning a BA in Philosophy. [7]

In 2016, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University.[8]

Family

Morrissey is the mother of nine children with her husband, Richard.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Helen Lewis. "Helena Morrissey: 'If I was doing it for a popularity contest, I probably wouldn't say anything'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Helena Morrissey: 'I thought we'd stop at five children'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "About us". Newton. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Meet the management group". Newton. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Sarah Jones (2016-08-12). "Helena Morrissey Steps Down From Newton CEO Role After 15 Years". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  6. ↑ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B7.
  7. ↑ "Mega-mum mega-fund manager Helena Morrissey - Helena Morrissey wiki & bio - Newton & 30% club". Tatler. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  8. ↑ "Helena Morrissey: University Honorary Degree" (PDF). Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Summer 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.


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