Joanna Place

Joanna (Jo) Ruth Place (born 21 June 1962) is a British executive who has served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of England since July 2017.

Joanna Place
Born21 June 1962
NationalityBritish
EducationFitzwilliam College, Cambridge University
OccupationChief Operating Officer
EmployerBank of England

Education

Place attended a state school, where she studied double maths and economics at A Level. She has a BA (Hons) in Economics from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University. After completing her BA, Place studied for a PGCE in maths and PE.[1]

Career

Place taught maths for two years before joining the graduate programme at the Bank of England.[1] She has worked at the Bank for over 30 years, with previous roles including Executive Director of Human Resources (2014 to 2017), Head of Customer Banking Division (playing a key role in the financial crisis), Head of Monetary and Financial Statistics Division; and Director of Regulatory Operations, Prudential Regulation Authority. Place also had a secondment to the Border Agency (2004-2007). Place was appointed Chief Operating Officer at the Bank of England on 27 July 2017. In this post, she has responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Bank of England.[2]

Since April 2020 Place has been a board member of Persimmon PLC.[3]

References
  1. "Jo's journey from Fitz to The Bank of England | Fitzwilliam College Cambridge". www.fitz.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  2. "Joanna Place". www.bankofengland.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  3. "Jo Place, Bank of England: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
Business positions
Preceded by
Charlotte Hogg		 Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of England
2017 to present		 Incumbent
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