Director General, International Finance, HM Treasury

Policy Leaders Fellow, Centre for Science and Policy

Lindsey was appointed Director General, International Finance in November 2021. Her responsibilities in the role include advancing the UK’s economic and financial interests internationally, and leading the Treasury’s bilateral relations with Finance Ministries and the international financial institutions, and serving as the UK’s Finance Deputy at the G7 and G20. She is based at the Darlington Economic Campus.

Prior to her appointment, Lindsey was Director for Personal Tax, Welfare and Pensions and was responsible for significant parts of the UK’s domestic response to the pandemic, including design and implementation of the UK’s furlough scheme and self-employed income support scheme. Lindsey has held a range of roles in the Treasury and also previously spent time at the Ministry of Defence as a Finance and Strategy Director. She is an economist by background and has recently qualified through CIMA as part of the UK Government Finance Professional development programme.