Deborah Walker

Deborah Walker is MIDAS’ Head of Financial and Professionals Sector working with new and existing businesses setting up or expanding operations within the city region. Originally working for the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank specialising in Trade Finance, Deborah has spent more than 25 years in Manchester working for some of the UK’s largest financial and Professional institutions, with a career spanning Trade, Commercial and Private Banking in addition to spending four years as Head of Client Service for an national law firm.

Latterly Deborah spent eight years working alongside professional service businesses as part of a role within Manchester Metropolitan University where she developed and launched the UK’s first post graduate qualification in Law Firm Management and the largest legal apprenticeship pilot.

For the 18 months prior to arrival at MIDAS Deborah worked for an innovative GM Homeless Charity working on systems change initiatives that included Housing First and poverty truth commissions. Acutely aware of the generational impact of poverty and lack of aspiration for some young people Deborah is committed to building the GM economy and creating job opportunities that can be accessed by all residents.