Louisa Simons

Louisa Simons currently serves as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Dogs Trust, responsible for Finance, IT, Legal, Risk, Governance, Company Secretariat, Sustainability, and Efficiency since March 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Chief Operating Officer at the Money and Pensions Service and Innovate UK, where accountability included operational delivery of significant funding for innovation. Louisa also held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Corsham Institute, focusing on addressing the UK's skills gap, and was a Director at egthree, specializing in strategy development. At the National Trust, Louisa directed transformative programs in commercial operations and risk management, achieving substantial business benefits and enhancing internal audit functions. Louisa began a career at PwC, advancing to a senior manager role in Risk Assurance Services, and holds an ACA in Accountancy and an LLB in Law from the University of the West of England.