Anna is the Senior Program Officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In her role, Anna seeks to leverage technology to manage consumer risks posed by FinTech to help drive more sustainable financial inclusion. Anna sits on Advisory Boards to Dvara Research, Alliance for Innovative Regulation and FSD Kenya. Anna has 20 years’ experience in public policy with an expertise in financial regulation, digital financial services and consumer protection. Prior to joining the Foundation, Anna was Head of the Innovation Department at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. In this role, Anna led a team that developed the world’s first ‘Regulatory Sandbox’, created the Global Financial Innovation Network and developed policy on issues like cloud computing, machine learning and crypto assets. This role builds on a broad career across a range of public sector organizations, including the UK Government, European Commission and the Scottish Parliament.
