Helen Williams, Chief Strategy & Policy Officer (Jobshare)
Helen is Chief Strategy & Policy Officer at the National Wealth Fund (formerly UK Infrastructure Bank), job-sharing with Kate McGavin. They joined UKIB shortly after it opened its doors in Summer 2021 as part of the founding team to establish the Bank and are responsible for leading the policy, strategy and comms teams.
Before joining the Bank Helen was Director in the Cabinet Office leading on UK governance and devolution during EU Exit and Covid. Helen joined the Civil Service in 2000 and has worked in various central government departments including HM Treasury, the Dept for Business and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. She has significant experience sponsoring arms’ length bodies of Government and leading strategy and policy delivery.
Helen is an experienced non-executive including as vice-chair of the Horniman Museum and Gardens.
More from Helen
Supporting the whole of the UK
Our Chief Policy and Strategy Officers (job-share), Kate McGavin and Helen Williams, reflect on the Bank's role in supporting infrastructure across the breadth of the UK to help deliver net zero and regional and local economic growth.
At the forefront: Pioneering new approaches in Scotland's emerging natural capital
As the Bank announces its intention to commit to its first natural capital deal, Kate McGavin and Helen Williams, job-share Director of Strategy and Policy, highlight how this investment can help deliver for climate and biodiversity – and grow the future market for nature-based investment.
The role of UKIB in natural capital markets
As the Bank publishes a discussion paper on its role in natural capital markets, Kate McGavin and Helen Williams, job-share Director of Strategy and Policy, share why this is a growing area of interest and opportunity.
