Jason Wassell

Jason has over twenty years’ experience in strategy development, risk, and communications. He was one of the UK’s first Chartered PR practitioners and has experience in creating strategies in some of the most challenging environments for both the private and public sectors.  He has increasingly focussed on risk and strategy in financial services over recent years. He is currently CEO of a trade association for companies providing alternative lending. Helping firms adapt to the changing regulation of consumer credit, engaging directly with the FCA on issues of policy and supervision. Jason's commercial experience includes work within financial services, energy, infrastructure development, and housing. Work during the banking crisis with one of the largest UK banks, and then a challenger bank, led to his involvement in the consumer credit sector, including supporting firms seeking FCA authorisation.