Jitesh Gadhia

Lord Jitesh Gadhia is Non-Executive Director of the Court. The Bank’s Court acts as the governing body responsible for setting the organisation’s strategy, budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments.

Jitesh has over 25 years investment banking and financial services experience, having held senior positions at Blackstone, Barclays Capital, ABN AMRO and Baring Brothers. He currently serves on the boards of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Taylor Wimpey plc and Compare The Market Limited. Jitesh previously served on the boards of UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI) and UK Government Investments Limited (UKGI) from 2014 to 2022 and has been a member of the House of Lords since 2016.

Jitesh graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Economics and attended the London Business School as a Sloan Fellow.