Ali Trauttmansdorff

Ali’s career in HR started with Goldman Sachs, where she worked for 14 years in both Germany and the UK in various HR roles including the Head of Graduate Recruitment for EMEA. In 2008 Alison moved to Rothschild & Co as the HR Director based in London, overseeing both the UK and International teams. Her main areas of focus were the Global Advisory and Merchant Banking businesses. She launched the DE&I and Wellbeing practices for the firm. She then moved to a global Wealth and Asset Manager as their CHRO where she led several aspects of a three-way merger and listing on the NASDAQ. In 2024 she has joined the BMS Group, a global insurance broker that provides specialist insurance, reinsurance and capital markets advisory services, as their Group CPO. She sits on the Group EXCO, Group OpCo and chairs the Inclusion and Culture Council.

She joined the City HR board in 2020. She has served on the main Council and Remuneration Committee of Aston University (where she graduated with a degree in International Business and Modern Languages) and also sat on the International Advisory Board of its Business School. Ali is a proud parent of two, actively competes for Great Britain in Age-Group Triathlon/Duathlon and is a competitive cross-country runner.