Rhiannon joined the UK Civil Service in 2006 and is currently Deputy Trade Commissioner for Southeast Asia, responsible for the trade and investment relationship between the UK and ASEAN. She is based at the British High Commission in Singapore and leads a team of 90 staff across the region. Rhiannon’s previous positions have included Director for the Better Regulation Executive in DBT HQ and Deputy Trade Commissioner for South Asia, based at the British High Commission New Delhi. Her career has spanned several government departments on topics including business, energy, civil nuclear, policing and national security. Rhiannon grew up in Worcestershire and studied at University College, Oxford and the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is married to Himanshu Pandey, an independent film maker.