Ruth Handcock

Chief Executive
Octopus Money

Ruth is CEO of Octopus Money, a money advice brand for everyone. She believes everyone should be able to get help with their money, regardless of how much they earn or able to invest. Ruth has been part of the Octopus Group – famous for its role in backing Octopus Energy – since 2018. Before Octopus Money, she was CEO of Octopus Investments, an asset manager with £13bn under management. She sits on the Octopus Group Board.

Ruth has had more work lives than an octopus has tentacles: her career has spanned roles that have included zoology, strategic consultancy, finance director for Barcardi’s Martini & Cognac portfolios, founding employee of a challenger bank, and working in Sierra Leone for the Ministry of Trade. Ruth currently serves as a non-executive director of Aldermore Bank. As a state-school educated kid from Lincolnshire, Ruth is passionate about social mobility. She was Governor at Bolingbroke Academy, a non-selective state secondary school for 6 years. Ruth is saving for a trip to Antarctica to satisfy her scientific roots.

Ruth Handcock :

Rethinking financial support for the mass market: how building societies can lead the way in closing the advice gap

Wednesday 7 May 2025 11:15 - 11:45 Seminar Theatre

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