Stephen Leigh Massey, Baron Massey of Hampstead (born September 1957 [1] ) is a British financier. A supporter of Rishi Sunak, [2] he served as chief executive of the Conservative Party from November 2022 to December 2024. [3] [4]
Massey joined the Conservative Party in 1974. [5] In 1976, he matriculated at Hertford College, Oxford to study politics, philosophy and economics (PPE). [6] [7] While studying at the University of Oxford, he served as chair of the Oxford University Conservative Association in 1978. [5] He was treasurer of the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) from 2010 to 2022, before serving as its chair in 2022. [8]
Massey was chief executive officer of Prudential-Bache International, a brokerage firm and sub-division of Prudential Securities, from 2001 to 2003. [6] [9] [10] In December 2003, he joined the board of Eden Financial Limited, a stockbroking and fund management firm. [11] He became Eden's executive chairman the following year. [5] [11] Canaccord Genuity bought Eden Financial in September 2012, and Massey was appointed head of its UK wealth management. [12]
As part of Rishi Sunak's Resignation Honours in April 2025, he was made a life peer and created as Baron Massey of Hampstead on 12 May 2025. [13] [14]