Lord Jitesh Gadhia

Lord Gadhia is a British Indian investment banker and businessman and has been a Member of the House of Lords since September 2016. He was previously Senior Managing Director at Blackstone based in London and has over 25 years' financial services experience, having also held senior positions at Barclays Capital, ABN AMRO and Baring Brothers.

He currently serves on the boards of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Taylor Wimpey plc, Compare The Market Limited and the Court of the Bank of England.  He was previously a board member of UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI) and UK Government Investments Limited (UKGI), the centre of excellence for corporate finance and corporate governance for the UK Government, between 2014-2022.

Lord Gadhia is a member of the UK-India CEO Forum, having been appointed by the Prime Minister. He graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in economics and attended the London Business School as a Sloan Fellow. He has also served as a Trustee of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity and of Nesta.

"Coming to the United Kingdom as a refugee with very little, I have always been conscious of the opportunities which this country has given me and our wider community. This feeds into my thoughts about the doors we should open for others, especially those less fortunate in South Asia. The greater our position of privilege the more responsibility we have to help others. What you give in life is often what you get back."