Róisín Brown

Starling

Róisín Brown is a Procurement Manager at Starling Bank—the UK’s first bank founded by a woman—where she plays a pivotal role in onboarding suppliers and partners of all shapes and sizes, with a strong, intentional focus on integrating SMEs and female-founded businesses into the corporate supply chain.

Her career spans complex, highly regulated organisations, including the Wellcome Trust and NHS South Central West, where she has spent the latter part of her career specialising in professional services procurement. Róisín is widely recognised for her pragmatic, collaborative approach to supplier management. Rather than viewing procurement through a strictly gatekeeping lens, she focuses on finding ways to make things work—actively dismantling bureaucratic red tape, streamlining onboarding requirements, and ensuring that corporate procurement processes act as an enabler of growth for smaller businesses rather than a barrier.