Ruth Handcock Non-executive Director

Ruth Handcock OBE is a UK financial services leader known for building mission-driven businesses that expand access to investing and financial advice. She most recently served as CEO of Octopus Money, where she built a £5bn assets under management business to deliver the company’s mission to make financial advice simple and accessible to everyone. She's currently a non-Executive Director at Aldermore Bank and at Seccl, an Octopus-owned investment infrastructure business.

Previously, Ruth was CEO of Octopus Investments, an asset manager within the Octopus Group, where she oversaw significant growth and innovation across its investment platforms. Earlier in her career she was a founding executive at challenger bank Tandem, helping secure one of the first new UK banking licences in more than a century. She has also held senior roles in strategy consulting and worked alongside Tony Blair in the government in Sierra Leone, where she still runs an education charity. Ruth was awarded an OBE for services to financial services and investment in 2025.