Niresh Rajah, Chief Data & AI Officer, Chair – UK AI for Financial Services, Fellow at Imperial College and Associate Fellow at Oxford University 

Niresh Rajah is a globally recognised executive leader in Financial Services and Professional Services with over 20+ years of experience at the forefront of Data & Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Regulation, Automation, Innovation and Digital Transformation. With a distinguished track record, he has held senior leadership roles at Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Danske Bank, DLA Piper, and Grant Thornton, often reporting directly to Group CEO or Group COO.

As a seasoned Group Chief Data & AI Officer, Niresh has led complex and high-impact AI and data transformations, balancing innovation with regulatory rigor.    He has led complex regulatory, AI and Data transformations at Board level including Brexit changes and GDPR working with regulators across Europe.  

Scaling Consulting firms & Independents through Sovereign AI

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