Kate is Head of Head of Public Affairs at Aegon, with over 30 years of experience in the pensions industry. She has been at Aegon since 2006, and previously worked at PWC, Mercers and Friends’ Provident. Kate is a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute.

Kate’s focus is on the ever-changing pension environment and the evolving shape of the workplace pensions market with a special interest in how to close the gender pension gap. She is a member of the Pensions Equity Group and leads the policy working group. She’s also a trustee of Aegon’s Defined Benefit Scheme.

Kate’s mission is to try to demystify pensions to help people’s financial wellbeing and giving them the confidence to save for later life. Kate is a frequent commentator in the financial and consumer press.

She’s twice winner of the Woman in Financial Advice awards (2018 and 2019). In 2021 Kate was recognised as a role model for Women in Banking & Finance (WIBF) for her work in highlighting the gender pension gap and was shortlisted for Professional Pensions Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.