Helena Morrissey, Baroness Morrissey
Helena Louise Morrissey, Baroness Morrissey, (; 22 March 1966), is a British financier and campaigner. Early life Morrissey was born in Bowdon, Cheshire, in 1966. She grew up in Alverstoke near Portsmouth, and was educated at Bishop Luffa School. Both of her parents were teachers. She studied philosophy at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Career Morrissey began her career at the New York and London bond desks at Schroders. Finding her career path blocked there, she moved to Newton Investment Management in the early 1990s as a fixed income fund manager. Morrissey became Newton's chief executive; as of 2015, it manages £47 billion of assets. Morrissey left Newton Investment Management in 2016. She has been on the board of Legal & General Investment Management and St James's Place. In July 2021, Morrissey joined the board of AJ Bell, before becoming chair in January 2022. Morrissey announced in September 2022 that she was resigning as chair of the Board. All Perspectives Ltd, the company behind the GB News television and radio news channel, gained the Baroness as a director in November 2022. Campaigns In 2010, Morrissey established the 30% Club to campaign for greater female representation on company boards. She is a trustee