Baroness Kay Swinburne

Prior to her current legislative, advisory and FS consulting roles, Kay has had a successful career in financial services pre and post being elected to the European Parliament (2009-2019), As a leading EU legislator serving as Vice Chair of the Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee, she shaped EU and global financial services legislation.

On leaving elected office, Kay became Vice Chair of KPMG UK’s Financial Services practice and Chair of the EMA Risk & Regulatory Insight Centre. She is an active voice in the financial markets (former Chair IRSG) and has led special projects on financial regulation – including Fintech (Kalifa Review), UK competitiveness (CMIT) and capital market infrastructure (FCA advisory committee) as well as ESG issues.

Baroness Swinburne entered the House of Lords as a Peer and Government Whip (Baroness in Waiting) in June 2023 and served as a government minister in DLUHC. She continues to participate in legislation in the Lords with a particular interest in FS, fintech, AI and all things science.