Alison Jackson

Office Manager

Alison graduated from Imperial College at Wye, University of London, with a BSc (Hons) in Business Studies. After graduating, her first role was as a sales administration assistant for a small food importer, before moving into the finance sector at Global Asset Management (now part of UBS) as an investment assistant. She subsequently took an internship with Liberty Square Asset Management in Boston, Massachusetts, before returning to the UK with JP Morgan as an assistant in equity research. She joined MML as an EA before taking on the role of Office Manager.

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What does a typical working day at MML look like?

As Office Manager there is no such thing as a typical day. I can be doing anything from sourcing a new supplier, sorting out IT issues, organising investor meetings, or changing a lightbulb! The variety is what makes the job interesting, and it always keeps me on my toes.

What has been your greatest life adventure?

In 2007 I took a trip around the world. Part of that trip involved travelling across North-Western Australia through the Kimberley on the Gibb River Road. It is a beautiful part of the world not seen by many as it is only accessible in the “dry” season. There was no mobile signal, so our guide had to carry a satellite phone, snake bite anti-venom and a shotgun! We camped every night and hiked parts of the Kimberley, including the Bungle Bungles during the day. It was a chance to really switch off from the “real” world and focus on the landscape around me.