Naguib Kheraj

Naguib Kheraj was born in July 1964.[1] Kheraj was educated at Dulwich College, London, and Cambridge University, where he graduated with a degree in economics. A member of the Ismaili community, Kheraj grew up in eastern Africa, Switzerland, Pakistan and the Middle East (UAE).[2][3][4]

Kheraj began his banking career at Salomon Brothers in 1986, and went on to hold a number of senior positions at other international financial institutions. Over the course of 12 years at Barclays, Kheraj served as group finance director and vice-chairman, as well as in various business leadership positions. He was chief executive officer (CEO) of JP Morgan Cazenove,[5] a London-based investment banking business.

Kheraj is a former non-executive director of NHS England,[6] and has served as a senior advisor to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and to the Financial Services Authority in the UK. He has served as a member of the board of the UK-US Fulbright Commission, on the Investment Committee of the Wellcome Trust[7] and the Finance Committee of Oxford University Press.[8]

Kheraj is Chairman[9] of Rothesay Life, a specialist pensions insurer, Deputy Chairman of Standard Chartered,[10] an international banking group and serves on the finance committee of the University of Cambridge.[11]

Kheraj spends a substantial portion of his time as a senior advisor to the Aga Khan Development Network,[12] and serves on the Boards of various entities therein including the Aga Khan University,[13] the University of Central Asia[14] and The Institute of Ismaili Studies.[15] He is also chairman of its endowment committee.

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