Speaker Details
Stewart James
Chief of Staff, Sustainability Policy and Regulation, HSBC
About Speaker
Before joining HSBC in January 2016, Stewart worked in the public sector for over 20 years. He held a number of posts for HM Treasury (HMT), including six years in Brussels focussed on EU financial regulation. Returning to London he led European Strategy in HMT, working on the renegotiation of the Lisbon Treaty, and the UK’s 2005 Presidency of the EU; and subsequently establishing a Financial Services Strategy Team focussed on developments in global finance. In 2008, Stewart was based in Washington DC, representing the UK Government on the board of the World Bank Group as Alternate Executive Director. This was followed by a spell at the Bank of England where he acted as Governor Mark Carney’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) Sherpa, establishing a team to support the Governor in his role as FSB Chair.
Stewart transferred to Hong Kong to become Head of Group Public Affairs, Asia Pacific, in February 2018, a position which he held until December 2021. From January 2022, Stewart has taken on a role as Senior Adviser to the co-CEOs covering sustainability policy and regulation.