The Stage | Ana Stewart, Chair, Pathways Forward

In this episode of The Stage, Ana Stewart, Chair of Pathways Forward, discusses the importance of supporting women at every stage of the entrepreneurial journey, from startup through to scaleup and expansion. Established following the Pathways report for the Scottish Government, Pathways Forward works to improve opportunities for female founders by combining data, research and collaboration across the public and private sectors. With female founders in Scotland growing at twice the rate of the rest of the UK, Pathways Forward is focused on helping identify, support and accelerate the next generation of women-led scaleups. LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a diversified international markets infrastructure business —earning our clients’ trust for over 300 years. That legacy of customer-focused excellence ensures that you can rely on our expertise in capital formation, intellectual property and risk and balance sheet management. As global leaders in financial indexing, benchmarking and analytic services, we offer unrivalled access to international capital markets. Our high-performance technology solutions enable companies worldwide to access funds for growth and development. And with our Data & Analytics, Capital Markets and Post Trade divisions, we provide a comprehensive, integrated suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services that help our customers pursue—and achieve—their ambitions. That’s how we make a difference— ensuring people can meet their potential—worldwide. Follow us on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/london-stock-exchange-group) and Twitter (@LSEGplc).