Jeff has over 35 years’ experience in public sector pensions starting his career in Liverpool before moving to London where he held posts at a number of London Boroughs and the London Pension Fund Authority.

In 2011 Jeff took on the role of Head of Pensions at the Local Government Association where he is responsible for the development of national and European policy for public service pensions in particular the funded Local Government and the unfunded Teachers, Firefighters and Police schemes.

He is a Secretary to both the Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board and the LGA's Local Government Pensions Committee and a member of the CEEP European Social Protection Taskforce.

Jeff sits on several national bodies including the Pensions Regulator's public service pensions forum, CIPFA pensions panel the Investment Association transparency advisory board. He is a regular conference speaker and chair and a member of the Institute of Directors.