Michelle Highman was appointed as the independent chair to the standards committee in April 2023 and an independent non-executive director in December 2023.
She is the chief executive of The Money Charity, the UK’s financial capability charity. The Money Charity’s vision is for everyone to be on top of their money as part of everyday life. And so, it empowers people across the UK to build the skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, to make the most of their money throughout their lives. It provides education, information and advice on money matters to young people and adults across the UK
Previously she was a trustee of GambleAware for 6 years, a member of Pay.uk’s end user advisory council, the Financial Inclusion Commission’s advisory panel, the London Institute of Banking & Finance’s validation panel for their post graduate certificate in financial capability and of the Institute of Inertia.
Michelle was instrumental in setting up the consumer financial education body, the Money Advice Service where she was manager of the chief executive and chair’s office. Prior to that Michelle worked for 13 years at the Financial Services Authority and the Personal Investment Authority, undertaking roles in pensions, regulation, communications and financial capability.