Elizabeth Honer

Biography

Elizabeth Honer has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) since October 2018. Her mission is for internal audit to be an agent for change – better insights, better outcomes.

Her career spans 30 years in the public sector, including in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, the Houses of Parliament and the National Archives. She is a qualified accountant (CIPFA), with a proven ability to lead successful business and cultural change. She has been an executive member of three public sector boards, with experience as a non-executive board member in the public and charitable sectors.

Elizabeth is a champion of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, actively seeking different perspectives and regularly mentoring women and emerging leaders. She has an MSc in Managing Organisational Performance (Cranfield School of Management) and has published research articles on performance improvement and managing reputational risk.

When not at work, she enjoys cycling (many overseas tours with her husband), music (including choral singing) and ballet (Silver Swans for the over 50s!).