Lizzy Upton

Lizzy Upton is a Senior Investment Manager at British Business Bank, specializing in Nations & Regions Investment Funds since August 2022. Prior to this role, Upton served as a Senior Policy Officer at West of England Combined Authority from May 2021 to August 2022, focusing on issues such as climate policy and English devolution. Upton has extensive experience in policy management, having held the position of Senior Policy Manager at British Business Bank from November 2018 to April 2021, addressing regional access to finance initiatives. Earlier experience includes advisory roles at HM Treasury from September 2015 to October 2018, where Upton led local government spending policies and economic analyses for the 2019 Spending Review. Upton's educational background includes a BSc in Economics from Newcastle University, completed in 2015.