Chris Pond

Financial Inclusion Commission
Chair

Chris is a former Work and Pensions Minister who now serves as Chair of the Lending Standards Board, of the Equity Release Council Standards Board and The Money Charity and as Vice Chair of the Financial Inclusion Commission. He is an Independent Director of the Current Account Switch Service (Pay.UK) and of Cape Claims Services and is a trustee of GambleAware and the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute.

Chris is a member of the Treasury FinTech Delivery Panel. He has been Chief Executive of two national charities and chair or trustee of many others and was formerly Director of Financial Capability and Head of Consumer Affairs of the Financial Services Authority.