Michelle Darracott

Michelle is a highly accomplished, senior business leader with a speciality in strategy, innovation and technology. Her most recent executive role was as Chief Strategy Officer at Smart Pension, where she was part of the team responsible for a 2,000% increase in the company’s growth and its expansion into four continents. Before that, Michelle worked in senior roles at Legal & General Investment Management, including time as Head of Strategic Change and Head of Digital Investing. In addition, she also spent eight years as a consulting actuary with Hewitt Associates (now Aon).

Michelle has deep investment experience, including being heavily involved in the design, monitoring and reporting of LDI solutions (pooled and segregated) whilst at LGIM. She also has extensive experience of the operation of master trusts and retirement technology following her time at Smart Pension.

In 2021 Michelle was awarded Fintech Woman of the Year and in 2022 was named as one of the top 100 global female leaders in Fintech by Innovate Finance.

As well as her appointment with TPT, Michelle is a Trustee Executive for BESTrustees Limited.