Ruth Anderson

Ruth has over 15 years of experience in the fields of security, intelligence, cybercrime, and risk management. She brings to the Board extensive experience across defense and law enforcement sectors and within financial services, developing and implementing cyber risk governance frameworks.

Ruth is currently Chief Operating Officer for the Technology, Security, and Data divisions at Lloyds Banking Group, having previously been Director of Transformation Risk. She was previously a director of Cyber in the Financial Services Department of KPMG. She served as the Head of Specialist Operational Support and also as the Head of Intelligence at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, where she delivered the first-ever strategic threat assessment on child abuse in the online environment. Prior to this, Ruth served in intelligence and security in the British Army.

Ruth read Arabic and Modern Middle Eastern Studies at Oxford University and is a keen linguist, speaking Arabic, French, and German. Ruth is a member of the Remuneration, Nomination, and Audit Committees.