Rishi Madlani

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Councillor
Rishi Madlani
Rishi Madlani.jpg
Madlani in 2023
Member of Camden Council
for Bloomsbury
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2014
Personal details
Born (1982-02-28) 28 February 1982 (age 43)
Political party Labour
Domestic partnerJake Harrison-Clarke
ResidenceLondon
Alma mater London School of Economics

Rishi Madlani (born 28 February 1982) is a British banker and Labour politician who is UK Head of Sustainability for Investec, Head of Sustainable Finance and Just Transition at NatWest Group [1] and a Councillor for Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden. [2] [3] He is a close ally of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, serving as a Councillor within his parliamentary constituency. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Early life

From a Hindu African Asian background, his mother was forced to leave Uganda in the 1970s. [8]

Madlani is an alumnus of the London School of Economics, where he was General Secretary of the Student Union. [9]

Banking career

Madlani is UK Head of Sustainability for Investec, which encompasses Investec’s approach to climate and sustainable finance, driving delivery on their Net Zero commitments and overseeing their CSR activities.

He is Head of Sustainable Finance and Just Transition at NatWest Group, having worked for the bank for over 15 years across the London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt offices. He leads on Climate and Sustainable Finance, encompassing supporting the transition to a low carbon economy and funding for areas with a social purpose. Madlani is Global Chair of the LGBT+ staff group.

Political career

Madlani is a Councillor for Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden, where he chairs the Pensions Committee. The fund is a Local Government Pension Scheme and won a LAPF Award for its innovative approach to ESG. He is also Shareholder Chair of the London Collective Investment Vehicle (LCIV), representing c. £50bn of London’s Local Government Pensions. He is also the borough LGBT+ champion.

He stood for selection as the Labour Party candidate for Leicester East in the 2024 UK general election but he was beaten by Deputy Mayor of London Rajesh Agrawal. [10] [11] [12]

Other Work

Madlani is elected to the board of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association [13] and also serves on the boards of UKSIF, RenewableUK, UK100, the network of local government leaders supporting climate leadership and action and Opening Doors London. He is also part of the LSE Grantham Just Transition Investor Alliance.

He is an Emeritus Governor at the London School of Economics and a Council Member at University of Leicester [14] and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. [15]

Madlani helped establish Foxes Pride, the LGBT+ supporters association for Leicester City Football Club and is the Co-Chair of Pride in Football, the umbrella group of LGBT+ fan groups which seeks to improve LGBT+ experiences around Football.

Awards

Madlani won the Inspirational Leader Award at the 2022 British LGBT Awards. [16]

Personal life

Madlani is Gay [17] and lives in London with his Partner Jake Harrison-Clarke.

References

  1. ↑ "Motivating your team to make a difference". NatWest . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Rishi Madlani - London Borough of Camden Council". London Borough of Camden Council. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Camden Labour - Cllr Rishi Madlani". Camden Labour. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Harrington: The rise and rise of Rishi (not that one)". Westminster Extra . 3 November 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Keir Starmer and the truth about the Camden cadre". The Spectator . 6 June 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "One love for the football". Westminster Extra . 2 December 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sir Keir Starmer with Rishi Madlani". Camden New Journal . 30 November 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "LGBTea - Rishi's story". BBC . 29 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "50 Years on From the Founding of the Gay Liberation Front: progress made since and applicability today". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Now a THIRD Camden councillor goes for parliamentary selection". Camden New Journal . 31 October 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Leicester East Labour pick candidate". Leicester Mercury . 20 November 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Rajesh Agrawal selected by Labour for controversial Leicester seat". iGlobal. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association - Rishi Madlani". UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "University of Leicester - Rishi Madlani". University of Leicester . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "RADA - Rishi Madlani". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "NatWest's Rishi Madlani on his Inspirational Leader win". British LGBT Awards . 1 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Gay British politician told he shouldn't vote in EU referendum as he 'doesn't look English'". Pink News . 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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