Lesley-Ann’s current non-executive portfolio follows two earlier careers. After qualifying as an accountant, she moved quickly into investment banking, spending two decades on the trading floor. She began at UBS, designing derivative-linked assets for private clients and Swiss cantons, before joining Morgan Stanley, where she became a Managing Director and built and led a structured interbank business within the Global Capital Markets Division. This period gave her deep exposure to capital markets, structured products and complex risk, as well as to the dynamics of leading high-performing teams in demanding, performance-driven environments.

In 2013 she moved into public service, joining the Cabinet Office as a senior Civil Servant. Over seven years she worked under three Prime Ministers and six Cabinet Office Ministers, shaping and delivering programmes that created meaningful change and significant value for the public purse against a backdrop of political and economic turbulence. This experience reinforced her ability to navigate complexity, balance stakeholders and deliver outcomes in highly scrutinised settings.

Throughout her executive and non-executive career, Lesley-Ann has been a visible advocate for under-represented groups. She is a member of the Parker Review panel, helping to drive greater ethnic representation on FTSE boards, and is known for her keen eye for talent and commitment to equality of opportunity.