Clara Furse joined the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee in April 2013. She is also a non-executive Director of Nomura Holdings Inc., Amadeus IT Holding SA, and the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions. She is a member of the Panel of Senior Advisors to Chatham House and recently chaired the Lead Expert Group of the UK Government’s Office for Science Foresight Project on the future of computer trading in financial markets. She was Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange Group from January 2001 to May 2009. During this period she was also a non-executive Director of Euroclear plc, LCH Clearnet Group Ltd., Fortis and a member of the Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council. From 2009 to 2013, she was a non-executive Director of Legal & General Group.