Dame Kate became a Director of Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited on 1 April 2020 and became Chair on 1 September 2020. She’s also a member of the Investment Committee and Governance and Nominations Committee.
Dame Kate is one of Britain’s leading economists. She served as Chief Economic Adviser at the CBI from 1994 to 2001 and was a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee from 2001 to 2010. Since leaving the Bank of England, she has held a range of non-executive directorships across financial services, pensions, housebuilding, private equity and public sector bodies, including publicly listed, non-profit and government owned organisations.
Dame Kate has extensive pensions experience having been Chair of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (2014-2023) and serving as a pension trustee for the Yorkshire Building Society (2015–2019). She also has a strong understanding of the Higher Education sector, having served as governor at Anglia Ruskin University (2000–2010), including Chair of Governors (2007–2010) and on the Council of Oxford University (2017–2020).
Dame Kate is an accredited professional pension trustee.