Deborah Harris-Ugbomah FCA
Lay member
Current position and background
Deborah read Civil Engineering before training as a chartered accountant with PwC before moving into investment banking and venture capital. Deborah has extensive executive and Non-Executive Director experience in strategy, risk, assurance, IT transformation and corporate/regulatory compliance in financial services and the public sector, including NHS and non-profits.
Deborah is a non-executive board director of Transport for London (TfL), and interim Non-executive Director & Chair of the Quality and Performance Committee of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) where she chairs the Quality & Performance Committee.
In a volunteer capacity, Deborah is a Governor of Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (University of London), a Trustee of The Children’s Society and the Trustee of national Citizens Advice where she chairs the Finance & People Committee in her role as Treasurer.
Deborah is also the ICAEW Council Public Sector elected member. The ICAEW is a membership body for the accountancy profession where she was the first black person in 152 years to be successfully elected as President of its London-based members.
Deborah is founder and President of Lean In UK, the national women’s empowerment network and founder of BoardBasics - an initiative focused on establishing industry connections and contacts for female professionals in STEM careers.
Appointed 1 May 2024
