Antony Jenkins

Antony is a financial technology expert and entrepreneur with a passion for advancing digital education and skills in the workforce. He founded 10x Future Technologies, (now 10x Banking) with the aim of making banking 10x better for customers, banks and society. The company’s values are transformation, integrity and impact. He was previously the Group CEO of Barclays for three years until July 2015. He is Group Chairman of Currencies Direct, a board member of Blockchain, the world’s leading software platform for digital assets, and Board Director for US mortgage lending giant Fannie Mae. Antony is committed to driving the UK’s digital economy forward. In 2016, Antony was appointed shadow chair and later chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships to support the government’s plan to create three million apprenticeships. During his tenure. the Institute has expanded into technical education, pioneering the design and delivery of the new T Level qualifications. He was previously chairman and board member of Business in the Community, established by the then Prince of Wales to help businesses tackle some of the key issues facing society. Antony was made a CBE in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to business in his role as chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.