Jo Salter is famed for becoming the first female fast jet pilot, having flown the Panavia Tornado ground attack aircraft during her services in the Royal Air Force. Joining the RAF aged 18, Jo has since taken Air Cadets into the skies as part of Air Experience Flights and become the Director of Global Transformative Leadership for PWC. Having developed first-class expertise in leadership, analytical thinking and performing under pressure, Jo is now a highly sought-after public speaker to share stories from her time in the skies.

Aged 18, Jo joined the Royal Air Force and began her studies at the Royal Military College of Science. Initially passionate to become an engineering officer, Jo’s decisions made a U-turn when it was announced that women would be allowed to pilot jet aircraft. In 1992, Jo earned her wings to fly and she later completed her fast jet training at the end of the year. Becoming a Flight Lieutenant of 617 Squadron, Jo went on to claim the title of the first female fast jet pilot. Since then, Jo has piloted flights in the Air Cadets Air Experience Flights and inspired countless budding armed service members to pioneer a male-dominated sector. Since leaving the military behind, Jo has established a strong business career working in roles such as Head of Technical Services for NetConnect, European Operations Manager for Automated Power Exchange and Managing Director of Saltin Ltd.

Jo is a passionate Trustee of The Royal Air Force Club and an Ambassador of the Global Angels charity, an organisation that gives communities around the world access to clean water, education, healthcare and encourages female and youth empowerment. Jo has also authored two books, titled Energy: 52 Ways to Fire Up Your Life and Become an Energy Angel and Energize: Spring Clean Your Mind and Body to Get Your Bounds Back Today and Every Day. In recognition of her achievements throughout her career, Jo has also been named as one of the 50 Most Inspiring Women in the World by Harpers & Queen. She is the former Director of Global Transformation Leadership at PWC, after working in other roles such as Director of Risk Technology Strategy, Director Chief of Staff to Head of Technology & Investments and the Director of People & Organisations. In 2022, Jo was invited personally by Tom Cruise to attend the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick.

Darran has over 35 years’ experience in UK pensions, specialising in solutions that combine data quality and technology. He leads our independent consulting business, with a focus on helping clients use better quality data to support strategic outcomes such as de-risking, improved automation, and better service delivery.

Donna is passionate about improving the experience for members. Companies and members have more pensions, wider savings and benefits options than ever before, due to recent changes in pensions and advances in technology. Donna believes that these changes provide an opportunity to innovate and design new ways to engage people with their retirement savings. She loves listening to client, trustee, adviser and member feedback to ensure that Standard Life delivers experiences that truly meet their needs. All of this is centred on helping members towards better outcomes in retirement. Having joined Standard Life 25 years ago, Donna is a qualified actuary and has helped to design and deliver Standard Life’s Workplace developments for over 15 years. She is a regular at roundtable discussions, industry working groups and events, and loves to share ideas to help shape the future of retirement savings in the UK.

Dr Ellen Quigley is a Principal Research Associate, the Co-Director of Finance for Environmental and Social Systemic Change, and the Special Adviser (Responsible Investment) to the Chief Financial Officer, all at the University of Cambridge. Her work centres on the mitigation of climate change and inequality through the investment policies and practices of institutional investors. She is from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and holds an AB in English literature from Harvard College, an MSc in Nature, Society, and Environmental Policy from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in economics education from the University of Cambridge. Her article, Universal Ownership in Practice: A Practical Investment Framework for Asset Owners, won the GRASFI Paper Prize for Potential Impact on Sustainable Finance Practices in 2020.

Gareth Tancred is the Chief Executive of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI). He is responsible for the development of strategy, operational plans to deliver it and the executive management and administration of the PMI.

Prior to joining the PMI, Gareth was the CEO of the British Institute of Facilities Management where he oversaw a significant growth in its qualifications, membership and profitability, creating a stronger voice for the profession and working with Government on a number of initiatives for the benefit of the economy and society.

He has over 24 years’ experience at Board level, ranging from SMEs to large UK, European and international organisations, with an extensive portfolio as CFO.

Gareth became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 1994, having qualified in 1992.  

Geoffrey heads the One Fund Strategy Group (OFSG), which helps optimize strategy throughout the organization by identifying priorities for the Fund. The OFSG works with leaders across the firm to prioritize and develop specific investment and operational strategies while helping build a unified team culture to invest as One Fund.

Before taking on this role, Geoffrey was Senior Managing Director & Chief Investment Strategist, responsible for designing and implementing the Fund’s long-term investment strategy. He has also helped shape the growth and evolution of the Total Fund Management department after joining CPP Investments in 2011.

Previously, Geoffrey held finance roles with Fannie Mae and Capital One Financial where he managed the global balance sheet. He also ran consulting practice and was an Adjunct Professor at American University’s Kogod School of Business in Washington D.C., and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia, and a PhD in Economics from Princeton University.

Kate’s career spans senior investment leadership and board roles in the financial services industry including JP Morgan, BlackRock, Schroders and M&G.

She began her career as a portfolio manager at Prudential M&G before playing an instrumental role in the growth of BlackRock’s Solutions business where she built and led the portfolio management function with responsibility for over £300 billion of assets.

Kate has been a non-executive director of the Pension Protection Fund since 2016, becoming chair of the Board in 2021.

Kate is non-executive chair of JP Morgan Funds Limited. Prior roles have included trustee and chair of the investment committee for Smart Pension Master Trust and director of Blackfinch Spring VCT and also chair of trustees of financial education charity, Redstart Educate.

Working with senior executives in multiple sectors across the UK, Kate is also the co-founder of executive coaching business &become.

Katya Gorbatiouk has over 20 years of experience in international capital markets. As Head of Investment Funds in Primary Capital Markets of the London Stock Exchange, Katya is responsible for driving the growth and liquidity of the market for listed investment companies, a conduit of capital into vital sectors of the economy, including infrastructure, renewable energy, high-growth sectors such as tech and life sciences, and other growth areas of private markets. Katya is one of the recipients of the 2024 ‘Jackie Beard Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry’ from Investment Week, recognized for her leadership in a group of senior market leaders who ran an industry campaign to tackle undue regulatory barriers hindering the flow of capital into this strategic area of capital markets.

Since 2024, Katya's team is also responsible for the expansion of the London Stock Exchange's ETF franchise. Under her leadership, the London Stock Exchange won the ‘Best European Exchange for Listing ETFs’ award at the 2025 European ETF Express Awards.

Since 2023 Katya is a member of the Stakeholder Insight Group of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), that acts as an external adviser to the regulator on market developments and areas of focus related to corporate governance and stewardship.

Since 2022 Katya serves on the Best Practice Committee of the Board of the Investor Relations Society. She previously served on the judging panel for the IR Society Best Practice Awards. Her articles on the evolution of investor communications and engagement were published in the recent issues of the IR Society Journal Informed.

Katya’s early career includes 14 years in investment banking at Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Barclays, in New York and London. 

Katya is a Freeman of the City of London. She has been a long-standing advisory council member of the Global Leaders Institute (Washington DC), the London Symphony Orchestra, a Trustee of the London Music Fund, and since last year Chair of the Advisory Board of UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies.

Kunal Sood is the Managing Director of DB Solutions at Standard Life, one of the market leading BPA providers in the UK. Kunal has over 20 years of experience in financial services, starting his career at UBS, Credit Suisse and Legal & General. He then led the reinsurance division at Aviva prior to joining Standard Life. 

Michelle Ostermann is recognised as a thought leader in the pensions industry, having contributed significantly to the global landscape. She is well recognised as an inspirational leader and excellent communicator and very passionate about the growing and important role asset owners play in financial systems. Her extensive global network gives her an exceptionally broad perspective on best practices and trends. She is best known for her experience in governance, strategy and risk management. Throughout her career she has developed a track record of transforming businesses and cultures.

Michelle joined the Pension Protection Fund as CEO in April 2024 and has been the Chair of the global pension industry association, International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM), since January 2024. She has over 30 years of experience in the global pensions and investment industry and has held senior positions at several leading firms in Canada and the UK.

Michelle was Managing Director at Railpen Investments in the UK where she was ultimately responsible for the £30 billion railway workers’ pension fund. Most recently Michelle was the Senior Vice President and Global Head of the $120 billion Capital Markets team at PSP Investments, the fourth largest pension fund in Canada.

Mark leads Lumera’s UK sales team, driving long-term partnerships and delivering future-proof technology and data services. With a strong focus on end-customer service and digital experience, Mark collaborates closely with clients to create solutions that address the evolving needs of the life and pensions industry and its customers.

Mark has worked in the pensions industry for over 30 years, in a range of businesses specialising in outsourced administration, pensions systems and data, within all of which he held director-level roles. Mark was also a founding director of PASA and his innovative insights are built upon his wealth of experience.

Before joining TPR in 2023, Nausicaa Delfas was Executive Director, Governance, at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Until October 2022, she was Chief Executive Officer and Chief Ombudsman of the Financial Ombudsman Service (interim), clearing its backlogs and spearheading its strategic, operation and digital transformation, resetting the organisation for the future.
Before that, as Executive Director of International, she was responsible for the FCA’s international and Brexit strategy and delivery. She has also served as the FCA’s Chief Operating Officer and previously held senior roles at the FCA and FSA, including in Supervision. Enforcement, Risk and Policy, across retail and wholesale sectors.
She has led innovative and complex transformational initiatives, driving changes in regulation and culture. Before joining the FSA, Nausicaa trained and qualified as a solicitor at City law firm Freshfields in London.

Oliver Morley is CEO of the Money and Pensions Service and joined us on 1 February 2024.

Oliver brings a blend of senior private sector experience at Reuters combined with a unique record of change leadership as a CEO in the public sector. In his time running the Pension Protection Fund, reserves doubled from £6 to 12 billion and the PPF levy on pensions fell by 80%. At DVLA, both the tax disc and the driving licence counterpart were abolished, with fees cut for the first time and innovative digital services from a newly insourced IT team. As Keeper of The National Archives, he delivered the successful launch of the 1911 census and legislation.gov.uk. He has been awarded a CBE for his contribution to digital public services.

Oliver is committed to seeing MaPS reach its full potential “to help people, particularly those most in need, to make the most of their money and pensions.” His established relationship with key pensions industry stakeholders will support the team as we deliver the Pensions Dashboards Programme, with it now on track to the October 2026 target date.