Speaker Profile: Lara Edmonstone-West

Lara is responsible for L&G’s Solutions Distribution, leading the development and delivery of a sales strategy to drive L&G’s global solutions business for institutional clients. Lara joined L&G in 2025 from BlackRock where she held the title Head of UK DB Pensions Outsourcing Partnerships, growing BlackRock’s UK OCIO business in DB markets, and across CDC and endowment investors. Prior to BlackRock, Lara was Head of UK FM Business Development for DB Schemes at Van Lanschot Kempen, leading the growth of their UK fiduciary business through the UK CMA retender period. At River and Mercantile Solutions (now part of Schroders Solutions), Lara was Head of Business Development overseeing significant new business flows and working as lead advisor to several clients. Lara graduated from Imperial College London with a PhD in microbiology, a masters of research in infectious disease and a masters in chemistry. Lara is a CFA Charterholder and in 2021 obtained her CAIA designation.