Dr Suzy Morrissey FCA

Suzy joined the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) in mid-2024. In addition to being the Deputy Director, she is responsible for the PPI work programme, and manages the policy research and modelling teams.

Suzy was recently appointed by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to be the Independent Reviewer for the third State Pension Age Review.

Suzy's career includes experience in both the public and private sectors.  After leaving the UK following university, she started her career working for global consulting firms in Australia and New Zealand, providing taxation advice to multinational organisations.  She then moved to the public sector and held several senior positions in the New Zealand civil service, including at Treasury and the Retirement Commission, before recently returning to the UK. 

She has been a regular presenter and commentator on pensions, including the gender pensions gap, as well as on broader issues related to older people and welfare, and on wellbeing economics.

In 2018, Suzy was conferred Fellowship (FCA) by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the profession.  Suzy has a PhD in Taxation from Victoria University in Wellington NZ.