Martin Lewis CBE, the Money Saving Expert, founded this website, the UK's biggest consumer help site, in 2003. He's still its Executive Chair and oversees site content, especially the MSE weekly email. He is an award-winning campaigning journalist, has his own prime-time ITV show, is a charity founder, author and according to Google the UK's most searched-for British man. 

Born in Manchester in 1972, he grew up in Cheshire's Delamere Forest, though today lives in London with his wife, BBC Click presenter Lara (aka Mrs MSE) and their daughter (aka Mini MSE). 

In 2012, his prime-time ITV series, The Martin Lewis Money Show (now Live) started. 13 series later it's the most watched current affairs programme on UK television, as appointment to view TV for millions. In 2022, the BBC's The Martin Lewis Podcast started and regularly hits the Apple top 50 UK podcast charts. 

After years of being an expert on ITV's Good Morning Britain, in 2023 Martin was announced as its new regular presenter. He is also resident expert on ITV's This Morning. 

In 2016, he founded the influential Money and Mental Health Policy Institute charity, which he still chairs and funds (see more details on Martin's charity fund). 

He has spearheaded major financial justice campaigns, including reclaiming bank charges and PPI (helping consumers get over £10 billion back on those two alone) and successfully lobbying to get financial education on the national curriculum (including providing over 300,000 free textbooks for state schools). In 2023, the Chancellor announced in the Budget that due to Martin's pushing, the Government would reduce future energy prices.