Nikhil Rathi (born 5 August 1979) [1] is the chief executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
[2][3] He was educated at Chetwynde School, followed by St Anne's College, Oxford, where he earned a first-class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
[2] From 2005 to 2008, Rathi was Private Secretary to UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
[5][6] In May 2014, Rathi joined the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as chief of staff and director of international development, and in 2015, was appointed CEO, working under Group CEO Xavier Rolet.
[5][3] In June 2020, HM Treasury appointed Rathi to be the new chief executive at the FCA, succeeding Andrew Bailey, after his appointment as the Governor at the Bank of England in March 2020, and Christopher Woolard, who acted as interim CEO.