The Director's Quarterly Update

Alex Hall-Chen is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Institute of Directors. She is a specialist in employment, skills, and sustainability policy. She previously worked in education research and as a Policy Advisor at the Confederation of British Industry.

Anna is Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors and has held this role since June 2024. She also sits on the steering committee for the Royal Economic Society Women in Economics Network, which seeks to support the career development of women in economics, where she’s responsible for partnerships. She is also on the steering group for the Pissarides Review into the Future of Work and Wellbeing.
Before joining the IoD, Anna was Deputy Chief Economist at the CBI, leading workstreams across macroeconomics, surveys and consulting and she has also worked in the Government Economic Service, in HM Treasury and DWP.

Roger has been the IoD’s Director of Policy and Corporate Governance since September 2020. He also served as Director of Corporate Governance and Professional Standards at the IoD from 2008-2016. He is honorary associate at the Centre for Ethics and Law at University College London and was previously managing director of Governomics Ltd, a corporate governance advisory firm. He is also the author of numerous books and articles on corporate governance and board effectiveness.

Emma Rowland is a Policy Advisor at the Institute of Directors specialising in international trade and EU affairs. She advocates on behalf of IoD members in areas relating to export promotion, free trade agreement negotiation and the trading relationship between the UK and EU. She has represented business interests in government inquiries on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and input into the Labour Government’s strategy for boosting UK exports.

She also manages Policy Voice, the IoD's policy market research and survey activities. This involves collating statistical and anecdotal evidence on the impact of policy decisions on business, and tracking economic confidence trends.

Emma graduated with a history degree from Cardiff University in 2020. Her final dissertation focused on the geopolitical relationship between China and Hong Kong from 1979-2019.

Marc is currently the Senior Policy Advisor for Devolved Nations at the Institute of Directors. The Institute of Directors (IoD) is a British professional organisation for company directors, senior business leaders and entrepreneurs. It is the UK's longest running organisation for professional leaders, having been founded in 1903 and incorporated by royal charter in 1906. The charter charged the IoD with promoting free enterprise, lobbying government and setting standards for corporate governance. Marc's role is to develop expertise and policy insights aimed at creating a positive environment for boards/directors, IoD members and the wider business community in the Devolved Nations across the UK.