Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined Goldman Sachs as Senior Advisor, the firm said in a statement on Tuesday (8 July).
Sunak served as Prime Minister of the UK between October 2022 and July 2024. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer from February 2020 to July 2022.
Before that, he held several positions, including as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
“I am excited to welcome Rishi back to Goldman Sachs in his new capacity as a Senior Advisor,” said Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon.
“In his role, he will work with leaders across the firm to advise our clients globally on a range of important topics, sharing his unique perspectives and insights on the macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape. He will also spend time with our people around the world, contributing to our culture of ongoing learning and development.”
Sunak’s career in politics started when he was elected Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks) in 2015. He later served as Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2017 before becoming a minister.
Previously, Sunak spent his professional career in business and finance, having co-founded an investment firm working with companies internationally. He also worked at Goldman Sachs, first as a summer intern in Investment Banking in 2000 and later as an analyst between 2001 and 2004.
He studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University and earned his MBA at Stanford University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
He remains engaged with both universities, as a member of the World Leaders’ Circle at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford and as the William C. Edwards distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
He is currently the MP for Richmond and Northallerton.
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