Heidi spent more than 20 years as a buy-side equity analyst at Fidelity International, covering European consumer companies. Before that, she worked in M&A and private equity, and at Fidelity Ventures invested in early-stage software companies. In 2025 she founded Piz Nair Advisors, a London-based strategic advisory firm. She is also a Senior Advisor to Boston Consulting Group and serves on the board of the Wharton Club UK. Heidi holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a BA in Economics from Cornell University.
Her commitment to education began in New York, where after college she tutored children from low-income neighbourhoods. Many of them had little sense of where an education could take them. Later, travelling widely across Asia as a consumer analyst, she saw how quickly education can change a family’s prospects, and how far many families still have to go. She looks forward to helping U-GO open those doors for more young women.
In addition to the UK Development Board, Heidi will serve as a UK trustee and Treasurer.