Richard Normington

Richard Normington serves as the Head of Trade & Investment at The Investment Association since January 2017. Normington has held various roles including Senior Policy Adviser focused on International and Brexit issues. Additionally, Normington is a member of the Financial Services Expert Trade Advisory Group at HM Treasury and participated in the Investment Expert Trade Advisory Group for the Department for International Trade until January 2024. Prior to these roles, Normington was the Head of North America, Infrastructure & Energy at TheCityUK and held senior positions at International Financial Services, Freedom-1215, and the International Democrat Union, where responsibilities included policy formulation and managing political relationships. Normington also served as Head of the International Office for the Conservative Party, advising on foreign affairs and inter-party relations. Normington holds a B.A. (Hons) in History from UCL.