Kerstin Mathias is Policy and Innovation Director at the City of London Corporation where she leads the City’s global financial services policy work. This includes UK and EU policy, global trade, technology and innovation, skills policy, and sustainable finance. Previously she was Head of Policy at TheCityUK and held roles at Germany’s Permanent Representation to the EU and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Prague. Kerstin holds degrees in Public Policy and European Politics from the London School of Economics and the University of Passau.