Chirantan Barua

Chirantan Barua is an accomplished executive in the finance and banking sector, currently serving as CEO of Scottish Widows and CEO of Insurance, Pensions, and Investments at Lloyds Banking Group since May 2023. Prior to this role, Chirantan held significant positions at HSBC as Global Head of Strategy and Group Head of Strategy from May 2020 to April 2023, as well as a Partner at McKinsey & Company from October 2017 to April 2020. Additional experience includes Managing Director at AB Bernstein, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, Manager of Strategy at Standard Chartered Bank, and National Portfolio Manager at Citigroup. Chirantan's educational background includes an MBA in Finance & Strategy from INSEAD, a PGDM in General Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, and a B Tech in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.