Q1. What or who inspired you to work in investing?

It’s not a genre that you typically expect a child to enjoy but I loved reading about corporate biographies – how they competed and became successful (eg Coke vs Pepsi, Japanese vs US auto industry and the rise of Sony). I was fascinated by the business decisions that were taken and how they paid off.

I didn’t find out until I was much older that it was possible to think about this for a living!

Q2. What do you think the future looks like for women in investing? What would you like to see?

I both hope and think that the future is bright for women in investing. The investment community is increasingly engaging with investee companies to improve their gender diversity and we can’t do that if we are guilty of not improving our own.

As well as being fairer for society, there’s a performance incentive to do so too as diversity of thought is conducive to outperformance.

Q3. What is your attitude to investment risk?

All investing involves risk. The key is understanding that risk and being happy with the trade-off for the potential reward.

If an investment didn’t work out, was it a risk you considered but it didn’t pan out or was it down to something you hadn’t considered at all?

Q4. If you had a superpower, what would it be?

The ability to harness the collective knowledge of humanity. I already have this power but need more practice to use it better.

I tend not to think about the things I can’t have and focus on the things that I can if I try harder.

Q5. Tell us your motto or if you don’t live by one, why not?

Heed the advice of people that are smarter than you. In my case that would usually be my wife.