Lord Jitesh Gadhia
British Investment Banker, Conservative Party Donor & Member of the House of Lords
Baron Gadhia is a British investment banker, Conservative Party contributor, and House of Lords member. He was identified by The Herald as a member of David Cameron's "inner circle" as a member of the Leader's Group of high-value contributors.
Gadhia studied economics at the University of Cambridge and the London Business School. He worked as an investment banker at Barclays, ABN AMRO, and Barings Bank, which collapsed while he was working there. He then joined The Blackstone Group, a US private equity firm, where he is currently a senior managing director.
Gadhia is a senior managing director of The Blackstone Group, a private equity business based in the United States. Prior to this, he worked for Barclays, ABN AMRO, and Barings Bank, which went bankrupt while he was there. He is also a director of UK Financial Investments. Gadhia was a Nesta trustee and a contributor to The Daily Telegraph.