Helena Morrissey

Helena Morrissey, CBE, is chief executive[1] of Newton Investment Management which manages £47 billion of assets as of 31 December 2015.[2] She joined the firm in 1984 as a fixed income fund manager and became CEO in 2001.[3]

In 2010, Morrissey set up 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.[4]

Morrissey studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, matriculating in 1985 and earning a BA in Philosophy. In 2016, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University.[5]

Morrissey is also the mother of nine children with her husband, Richard.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Helena Morrissey: 'I thought we'd stop at five children'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  2. ↑ "About us". Newton. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  3. ↑ "Meet the management group". Newton. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  4. ↑ Helen Lewis. "Helena Morrissey: 'If I was doing it for a popularity contest, I probably wouldn't say anything' | Business". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  5. ↑ "Helena Morrissey University Honorary Degree" (PDF). Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Summer 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  6. ↑ Jardine, Cassandra. "Helena Morrissey: 'I thought we'd stop at five children'". The Telegraph.

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