Emily Cox

Director of Public Affairs, Virgin Money

Emily Cox is the director of public affairs at Virgin Money, where she led the team responsible for the Gadhia Review into the representation of women in senior managerial roles in the financial services industry. In January 2018 Emily became a member of the Chartered Institute of Insurance cross industry task force on insuring women’s risk.

Emily is a member of the board of the Newcastle Gateshead Initiative and the London Women’s Forum. Emily is also a member of the board at Gateshead College and the chair of the Remuneration Committee. She works part time and was on the Timewise Ones to Watch list 2017.  She was awarded ‘Woman of the Year’ in the Women in Finance Awards 2017