Catherine Foot

Catherine Foot is Director of the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement. A social researcher, policy analyst, campaigner and writer, she established the Centre (originally launched as Phoenix Insights) in 2021.
 
Catherine has spent her career working to improve public policy and business practice, with a focus on pensions, employment, health, social care and housing. Before her current role, she was the founding Director of Evidence at the Centre for Ageing Better, and has held senior roles at the King’s Fund and Cancer Research UK.
 
She is passionate about creating fairer systems that support people to thrive throughout longer working lives and into retirement, and believes that building partnerships across the public, private and voluntary sectors is essential to driving lasting system change. Her current work explores how policy and business must adapt to the changing realities of how we work, save and retire, in order to improve the financial prospects of future generations of retirees. Catherine regularly speaks at conferences, advises on government policy, and is a commentator on pensions, employment, ageing and financial wellbeing.

Experience

Catherine is a research and policy expert in ageing and longevity, bringing over 20 years of experience in the field. From 2015 to 2021, she was Director of Evidence at the Centre for Ageing Better. She has also held senior roles with The King’s Fund and Cancer Research UK.

Catherine holds degrees from University of Cambridge and University College London.

Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/catherine-foot-2ba4a633