Afua Kyei

Afua Kyei is the chief financial officer of the Bank of England and was recently named the UK's most influential black person in the 2026 Powerlist. At 43, she oversees the financial governance of the Bank's £1 trillion balance sheet, having previously served as the Chief Financial Officer for Mortgages at Barclays Bank. Kyei, who studied chemistry at Oxford University and held a junior research fellowship at Princeton University, is an advocate for working families and aims to inspire young people to pursue careers in banking, emphasizing the importance of diverse perspectives in the industry.