Jacinda Humphry
Biography
Jacinda has been the DCMS Finance and Commercial Director since August 2019 and brings with her a wealth of central government policy, strategy and finance experience having previously held director level strategy and finance roles.
Prior to this, Jacinda worked as the Government Finance Function transformation director, finding ways to improve the ways in which the function works together across government and opportunities for technological change to drive efficiency. She worked previously for MHCLG as Finance, Commercial, IT and Estates Director until 2018.
Jacinda was the Director of Planning, Portfolio and Performance Management at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) (September 2012 to March 2015) where she led negotiations with the Treasury through a number of challenging fiscal events.
Jacinda’s portfolio has also included a range of strategic roles in central government, including as DWP’s Strategy and Business Transformation Director (as a job-share) and as Executive Director of Strategy, Planning and Performance in Jobcentre Plus. She also sat as an independent member on HM Treasury’s Audit and Risk Committee.