Dame Kate Barker

Biography

Dame Kate Barker now holds a number of roles, mainly in financial services. She is Chairman of Trustees for the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme, and Chair-Elect of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. She is an NED at Man Group plc, and (until July 2020) at Taylor Wimpey plc.She also chairs the Jersey Fiscal Policy Panel.

Kate was an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee for three terms between 2001-2010. During that time, Kate was commissioned by the government to conduct a major independent policy review of UK Housing Supply, and subsequently a review of Land Use Planning.

Kate was Chief Economic Adviser at the CBI between 1994-2001. From 2010 to 2017 she was an NED of the Yorkshire Building Society, and she was also a Commissioner of the National Infrastructure Commission between 2017-2020.

In 2014 Kate was made a Dame for services to the economy.