Nikhil Rathi (born 5 August 1979) is the chief executive of the UK's

Financial Conduct Authority The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom, but operates independently of the UK Government, and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial services industry. The FCA regulates financ ...

(FCA).

Early life

Rathi is of Indian descent, and grew up in

Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. In 202 ...

, Cumbria, the son of Madhu and Dr Rajendra Rathi, a local magistrate, having moved there aged three. He was educated at

Chetwynde School Chetwynde School is a Free school in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It includes a kindergarten, primary school and secondary school. It is a member of South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust. Founded as a private primary school, it was known ...

, followed by

St Anne's College, Oxford St Anne's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It was founded in 1879 and gained full college status in 1959. Originally a women's college, it has admitted men since 1979. It has some 450 undergraduate and ...

, where he earned a first class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He was Cumbria under-12 tennis champion.

Career

From 2005 to 2008, Rathi was Private Secretary to UK Prime Ministers

Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of the ...

and

Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chance ...

. Rathi worked for

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from 2009 and 2014, and was director of the financial services group, leading the UK's EU and international financial services interests. In May 2014, Rathi joined the

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(LSE) as chief of staff and director of international development, and in 2015, was appointed CEO. In June 2020, HM Treasury appointed Rathi to be the new chief executive at the FCA, succeeding Andrew Bailey, after his appointment as the Governor at the Bank of England in March 2020, and Christopher Woolard, who acted as interim CEO. Rathi took over in October 2020.

Personal life

Rathi is married, with three children, and lives in London.

References

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