Hayley Parsons OBE (born 22 November 1973) is a Welsh entrepreneur and investor, most notable as the founder of British financial services comparison website GoCompare.
Born and brought up in Cwmbran South Wales, Parsons began working in the insurance sector aged sixteen after leaving school.
[citation needed] In 1992 she began working for Cardiff based Admiral Group and where she launched price comparison site Confused.com.
[7] The awards, which are organised by the Institute of Welsh Affairs, recognise the role that Welsh residents play in encouraging active citizenship and in promoting their communities on a local, regional, national and global scale.
Parsons was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the economy in the 2012 New Year Honours.