Dan Plant

What he does outside the Panel

Dan is Web Editor at MoneySavingExpert.com. Dan has been at MSE for 6 years, and his role has expanded into a senior management position, consulting on and overseeing campaigns, developing new tools to help consumers and managing the website, which has around nine million monthly users.

Positions held in the past

Dan appears regularly on local radio slots such as BBC Radio Bristol & Lincolnshire. Dan has a BSc in Mathematics and an MSc in Social & Political Theory.

Reasons for joining the panel

Dan joined the panel to help ensure the diverse voices of consumers are heard on key issues which affect their finances and that all measures are taken with a strong focus on providing clear information and necessary protection.

In his day job Dan gets the opportunity to spot

potential consumer issues early, and hear a huge range of public opinions, and hopes to bring a mix of these and his knowledge base to both inform and be informed by the panel

Areas of particular interest on the Panel

Dan has a strong passion for consumer protection & responsibility, and how the panel can help the FSA strike a balance between these. The availability of attractive products in a safe consumer environment is key to functioning personal finance sector, and it is vital that any reforms work with this in mind at all times.

 

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