Leda is the author of best-selling book ‘Bankers Like Us' and ‘Beyond Resilience’ as well as the highly acclaimed #LedaWrites column on Fintech Futures. 
 
Leda is a Visiting Professor of Practice for the University of Loughborough London. 
 
She works as an external advisor to boards and executive teams for banks, financial institutions and technology companies globally. She is the Chair of the Board for Bourn AI and has served on the Boards of Geophy, Flagstone and SMP. 
 
Previously, Leda served as the Chief Client Officer of 10x Banking and the founding CEO of 11:FS Foundry; she was the Chief Innovation Officer of Qatar National Bank and held a variety of client-facing technology innovation and business transformation roles at BNY Mellon. 
 
Leda completed her undergraduate studies at King’s College Cambridge and holds an MSc and PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science.