Sarah joined the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) at the start of 2015. In addition to being the Deputy Director, she also manages the PPI's research programme and policy research and modelling teams.

She has presented and spoken at numerous events on a range of topics, including the Pensions Framework, the self-employed, lessons from around the international pensions world, tax relief, complexity of consumer decision making and consumer engagement.

Sarah brings over thirty years’ experience in financial services having started in the corporate world working for a FTSE 100 composite insurance company before moving into management consultancy and has held senior roles in strategy, marketing and customer services. Throughout her career, both in the UK and overseas Sarah has used qualitative and quantitative research to ensure that outcomes are customer focused.

In January 2021 Sarah was appointed to the PLSA’s Policy Board.

In her spare time, Sarah looks after a menagerie of pets and animals and is an apiarist and gardener.

Sarah has a BSc in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Manchester and an MBA in International Business and Corporate Finance.