Joanna Wright

Joanna Wright is an experienced risk management professional currently serving as the Interim Chief Risk Officer at British Business Bank since May 2025. Previously, Joanna held positions at Santander UK as Director of Enterprise Risk from March 2020 to June 2024 and interim roles in the same domain in 2018. Joanna's career also includes significant experience at Visa as Interim Director of Enterprise Risk and as Chief Risk Officer at RateSetter. Extensive tenure at GE Capital, spanning from 2001 to 2017, involved roles such as Chief Risk Officer for the UK and Managing Director of Risk Strategy & Implementation. Earlier experience includes roles at Heller Financial and NatWest Markets. Joanna holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management Studies and Spanish from the University of Leeds.