Overview

• Sky News reported that Gustafsson intends to step down shortly, and sources say a successor is being lined up.
• The Department for Business and Trade and the Prime Minister’s office declined to confirm the reported resignation.
• Appointed in October 2024, she has overseen the Office for Investment in a joint role spanning the Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade.
• Coverage places the development within a wider reshuffle following Angela Rayner’s exit and describes it as a setback for the government’s investment agenda.
• Gustafsson co‑founded Darktrace, led its 2021 London listing, and left the company in September 2024 ahead of its near-£4.3 billion take‑private by Thoma Bravo.