Ann Cairns

Biography

Ann Cairns was lead non-executive board member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from January 2021 to February 2023.

Ann is the Executive Vice Chair at Mastercard, where she sits as part of the company’s global management committee. Ann is also chair of ICE Clear Europe, global chair of the 30% Club, the chair of the Financial Alliance for Women and serves as a member of the UK government’s AI Council and the IBDE advisory board.

Ann has a Pure Mathematics degree and honorary doctorate from Sheffield University and a M.Sc. with research into medical statistics and honorary doctorate from Newcastle University.