Dame Inga Kristine Beale, DBE (born 15 May 1963[1]) is a British businesswoman and the former CEO of Lloyd's of London.
In June 2018, it was announced that she would be stepping down as CEO of Lloyd's after leading the global insurance and reinsurance market for five years, embedding modernisation and cultural change during her tenure.
The industry was composed predominantly of men at the time; she once took issue with posters in the office depicting half-naked women, only to have her colleagues plaster them across her computer and chair.
[4] In 2015 Beale became the first woman and the first openly bisexual person to be named number one in the OUTstanding & FT Leading LGBT executive power list.
[9] Beale was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to the economy.
[11] Beale played competitive rugby for London's Wasps into her thirties, nearly making it to the international level.