Thrust into the sector limelight when appointed to chair the intently scrutinised USS Joint Expert Panel, Segers is impeccably qualified for this extremely difficult and demanding role. The conclusions she oversaw brought a measure of comfort to those who have been campaigning on questions of the previous valuation of USS, but it is the strength of her personal reputation that meant that both sides largely accepted her findings as they were published.
Segers graduated from what is now Liverpool John Moores University, and started her pensions career at the Trades Union Congress. She also boasts stints at the Association of British Insurers and the National Association of Pension Funds. An admirable CV and the reason she was such a clever choice as the head of JEP – both sides feel like she is one of their own.