The Fifty.
Who Holds the Levers of UK Growth.
The Fifty is OTA Media's definitive ranking of the 50 leaders most influential in shaping UK economic growth — across capital markets, financial services, fintech, policy and enterprise. The ranking combines public data analysis with proprietary leadership assessment, with every leader indexed against the five Fifty dimensions: Market, Reach, Policy, Innovation, and Culture.
Power Tier.
The twenty leaders with the most direct grip on UK growth today.
Rachel Reeves
Government & PolicyChancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury
Read bioAndrew Bailey
Government & PolicyGovernor, Bank of England
Read bioDame Julia Hoggett DBE
Capital MarketsCEO, London Stock Exchange, LSEG
Read bioNikhil Rathi
Government & PolicyChief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority
Read bioC.S. Venkatakrishnan
Financial ServicesGroup Chief Executive, Barclays
Read bioCharlie Nunn
Financial ServicesGroup Chief Executive, Lloyds Banking Group
Read bioGeorges Elhedery
Financial ServicesGroup Chief Executive, HSBC
Read bioDavid Schwimmer
Capital MarketsChief Executive, London Stock Exchange Group
Read bioNikolay Storonsky
Fintech & InnovationFounder & CEO, Revolut
Read bioDebbie Crosbie DBE
Financial ServicesChief Executive, Nationwide Building Society
Read bioKristo Käärmann
Fintech & InnovationCo-Founder & CEO, Wise
Read bioSam Woods
Government & PolicyDeputy Governor, Prudential Regulation, Bank of England
Read bioAfua Kyei
Financial ServicesChief Financial Officer, Bank of England
Read bioMatt Clifford CBE
Government & PolicyChair, ARIA
Read bioBaroness Shriti Vadera
Capital MarketsChair, Prudential plc
Read bioBaroness Helena Morrissey DBE
Capital MarketsChair, Barnett Waddingham
Read bioPeter Kyle
Government & PolicySecretary of State, Science & Technology, DSIT
Read bioBina Mehta MBE
Professional ServicesChair, KPMG UK
Read bioDean Forbes
Enterprise & GrowthChief Executive, Forterro
Read bioSir Damon Buffini
Capital MarketsDeputy Chair, BBC Board, BBC / Permira
Read bioRising 30.
Thirty leaders moving up the rankings fastest — setting the agenda for the next decade.
Baroness Dambisa Moyo
Capital MarketsEconomist & Board Director, Chevron, Condé Nast, Starbucks
Read bioRomi Savova
Fintech & InnovationFounder & CEO, PensionBee
Read bioDame Susan Langley DBE
Government & PolicyLady Mayor of the City of London / Chair, Gallagher UK
Read bioIan Hogarth
Government & PolicyChair, AI Safety Institute
Read bioGeorgia Dawson
Professional ServicesSenior Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Read bioJon Holt
Professional ServicesChief Executive, KPMG UK
Read bioRichard Houston
Professional ServicesSenior Partner & CEO, Deloitte UK
Read bioGavin Lewis
Capital MarketsManaging Director, UK & Ireland, BlackRock
Read bioGina Miller
Financial ServicesFounder, SCM Direct & MoneyShe
Read bioEzechi Britton MBE
Inclusive CapitalCo-Founder, Impact X Capital
Read bioEileen Burbidge MBE
Fintech & InnovationPartner, Passion Capital
Read bioSaul Klein OBE
Capital MarketsCo-Founder & Managing Partner, LocalGlobe
Read bioNatasha Frangos
Professional ServicesManaging Partner, HaysMac
Read bioMichael Eboda
Enterprise & GrowthFounder & CEO, Powerful Media Group
Read bioEmma Jones CBE
Government & PolicyUK Small Business Commissioner, Dept for Business & Trade
Read bioReshma Sohoni MBE
Fintech & InnovationCo-Founder & Managing Partner, Seedcamp
Read bioAzeem Azhar
Fintech & InnovationFounder, Exponential View
Read bioSir Kenneth Olisa OBE
Capital MarketsHM Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, City of London
Read bioSir Charles Bowman
Capital MarketsFormer Lord Mayor of the City of London, City of London / PwC Adviser
Read bioAlison Duncan
Professional ServicesChair, EY UK
Read bioSteven Bartlett
Enterprise & GrowthFounder & CEO, Steven.com
Read bioCheck Warner
Inclusive CapitalCo-Founder, Diversity VC & Ada Ventures
Read bioIsmail Ahmed
Fintech & InnovationFounder, Zepz (WorldRemit)
Read bioSimon Wolfson Lord Wolfson
Enterprise & GrowthChief Executive, Next plc
Read bioRob Pierre
Enterprise & GrowthFounder & former CEO, Jellyfish
Read bioLevi Roots
Enterprise & GrowthEntrepreneur & Investor, Reggae Reggae Foods
Read bioBaroness Karren Brady CBE
Enterprise & GrowthVice-Chair, West Ham United FC
Read bioDame Anne Glover DBE
Capital MarketsCEO & Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners
Read bioRuss Shaw CBE
Fintech & InnovationFounder, Tech London Advocates
Read bioJayne-Anne Gadhia CBE
Fintech & InnovationEntrepreneur & Fintech Founder, Snoop / Former CEO, Virgin Money
Read bioHow The Fifty is built.
Every leader is indexed against five dimensions — Market, Reach, Policy, Innovation and Culture — using a combination of public data, peer review and OTA Media’s proprietary leadership assessment. The OTA Power Score is the composite.