Jill Ampleford, Head of Trustee Consulting and Chair of DEI Group

My LCP career began as a graduate, alongside Lucy. As the firm grew, so did the opportunities and it has been great to be part of a thriving business. Our approach has always been to encourage innovation and let people put forward and run with new ideas.

I’ve been honoured to lead our approach to DEI, helping first establish the women’s network with Lucy and others and then in 2018 form a DEI Group which added a LGBT+ Network, followed by our Wellbeing and Multicultural Networks. A large number of passionate individuals help us develop new initiatives to constantly refine and improve our approach. Our aim is to create a diverse, supportive and inclusive environment where all can thrive.

My other passion is heading up LCP Trustee Consulting. This builds on the past work I did to establish our Chart Your Own Course series on strategic journey planning and our risk profiling tool LCP Sonar — ideas I was encouraged to develop and bring to life!

And of course, our client base has evolved too — I am now Scheme Actuary to three c£1bn+ pension schemes, whereas when I started, we worked with very few. But we care about delivering the best results for all schemes and are proud to have a large number who have been with us throughout.