Lisa Dukes is this year’s Highly Commended Winner of Treasury Today Group’s Leading Light award in recognition of her work across treasury, corporate finance and risk management where she has delivered meaningful impact at organisational, industry and community levels.
As co-founder of Dukes & King, Lisa has shaped an award-winning firm trusted by corporate treasurers and C-suites to support their organisations navigate risk. Under her leadership, the firm has introduced innovative, bespoke solutions that elevate treasury from a transactional function to a strategic engine of resilience, good governance and long-term value creation.
Lisa’s professional milestones reflect her global influence. She has served on the FX Joint Standing Committee (chaired by the Bank of England) for more than five years, represented the UK private sector on the Global FX Committee for over three years, and now chairs the global working group focused on strengthening adherence to the FX Global Code. She is a sought-after international speaker, amongst others, she chairs the Economist’s Global Treasury Leaders Programme across APAC, the Americas and EMEA and industry panels, consistently championing transparency, proportionality and inclusion in financial markets and corporate treasury. She is widely recognised for her ability to convene diverse stakeholders, distil complexity into clarity and helping to bring together consensus on reforms that meaningfully improve market conduct and governance.
She has used these platforms to improve market integrity while championing cognitive diversity, fair representation and inclusion. Lisa actively supports women and under represented colleagues across her wide professional and community networks. She champions confidence building initiatives, creates opportunities for others to grow, and ensures diverse voices are included and valued in the conversations that shape decision making. She not only brings people into the room, she also makes sure they are truly heard.
Lisa also mentors emerging treasury professionals, supports peers navigating career transitions and contributes to capability building initiatives across the ecosystem.
Lisa is widely regarded as a beacon of inspiration as she leads with courage, authenticity and purpose in an industry where women remain significantly underrepresented. Her blend of deep technical expertise and unwavering commitment to integrity, inclusivity and ethical conduct set her apart as a values driven leader. She simplifies the complex, challenges accepted norms and empowers others to step forward with confidence.
Her visionary leadership is evident in the global standards she champions, the high impact working groups she chairs and her ability to elevate corporate voices in historically institution led spaces. She leads not for visibility but for impact, opening doors, mentoring talent and creating pathways for others to rise. Lisa transforms systems, and she helps people in retransforming themselves: inspiring ambition, capability and lasting confidence across every community she serves.
Lisa exemplifies the highest standard of modern treasury leadership: technically exceptional, values driven, forward thinking and deeply committed to elevating the entire community. Her contributions have reshaped both the technical and human dimensions of treasury. She has strengthened global FX market standards, delivered award winning innovations in corporate risk management, and transformed how organisations approach governance, resilience and long-term value creation in a purpose driven approach.
