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{{Short description|British businesswoman (born 1961)}}
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Dame '''Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia''', [[Order{{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|DBE|CVO|FRSE}} of(born the19 BritishOctober 1961)<ref name="treanor2011">{{Cite web Empire|DBE]],last=Treanor [[Fellow|first=Jill of|date=26 May 2011 |title=Jayne-Anne Gadhia: the Royalwoman Societywho ofwants Edinburgh|FRSE]]Virgin (borntied 19to Octobera 1961)Rock |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/may/26/jayne-anne-gadhia-virgin-money-interview |work=The Guardian}}</ref> is a British businesswoman. She is the Founder and Executive Chair of the start-upfintech Snoop, and an Adviser to Salesforce UKI. Jayne-AnneShe was the CEO of Virgin Money from 2007 to 2018 and is considered one of the financial services industry's most senior and best-known women. {{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}
 
==Early life==
Gadhia was born in [[Stourbridge]], [[Worcestershire]] (now [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]), and educated at [[Culford School]], [[Bury St Edmunds]], followed by [[Royal Holloway, University of London]] where she graduated with a BA in History. <ref>{{cncite web|url=https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/news/jayne-anne-gadhia-cbe-awarded-honorary-doctorate-from-royal-holloway/|title=Jayne-Anne Gadhia CBE awarded Honorary Doctorate from Royal Holloway|date=September16 July 2018|publisher=Royal HollowayUniversity of London|access-date=2 June 20202022}}</ref>
 
==Career==
From 1982, Gadhia trained in accountancy with [[Ernst & Young]]. After becoming a Chartered Accountant, she spent six years at [[Norwich Union]] (now Aviva) before becoming one of the founders of Virgin Direct in 1995. Three years later, she set up the Virgin One account, which was acquired by The [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] in 2001. After five years at RBS she returned to Virgin as CEO of Virgin Money in 2007 until its sale in 2018.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3hQB4GpKKZZVTTGrh0L3s60/jayne-anne-gadhia Jayne-Anne Gadhia profile], ''[[Woman's Hour]]'', [[BBC Radio 4]]. Retrieved 1 October 2014.</ref>
 
In 2015, the Government asked Gadhia to lead a review into the representation of women in senior managerial roles in financial services. Empowering Productivity: Harnessing the talents of women in financial services was published in March 2016.<ref>Marion Dakers,[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/03/22/banks-have-another-crack-at-talking-about-women/ "Banks have another crack at talking about women"], ''Daily Telegraph'', 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.</ref> In response to the recommendations in that review, HM Treasury launched the Women in Finance Charter. There are now over 330 firms of all shapes and sizes across financial services signed up to the commitments of the Charter – from global banks to credit unions, the largest insurance companies to the smallest fintech start-ups – with headquarters in the UK, USA, Europe and Asia.
 
Gadhia is a trustee of Business in the Community and the Tate Gallery.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/most-influential-2017-e-g-13678781|title=Most Influential 2017: Here's the list of movers and shakers from E to G|last=Upex|first=Angela|date=2017-09-27|work=nechronicle|access-date=2018-02-19}}</ref>
 
==Advocacy==
Gadhia is an advocate for gender diversity in business.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/jayne-anne-gadhia-virgin-money-ceo-gender-equality-business-corporate-a8017251.html|title=The CEO of Virgin Money has demanded greater action to achieve gender equality in business|date=2017-10-24|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-02-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> InShe Novemberhas 2016,also shebeen wasopen appointedabout asher theexperiences UKof Government’s[[Major Womendepressive in Finance Championdisorder|depression]], and inbelieves Julythat 2017better shework-life becamebalance acan founderimprove memberwork ofperformance.<ref>{{Cite itsnews|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-39627130|title=Virgin BusinessMoney Diversitychief: andDealing Inclusionwith Group.depression made me stronger|work=BBC News|date=18 April 2017}}</ref>▼
 
==Honours and awards==
▲Gadhia is an advocate for gender diversity in business.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/jayne-anne-gadhia-virgin-money-ceo-gender-equality-business-corporate-a8017251.html|title=The CEO of Virgin Money has demanded greater action to achieve gender equality in business|date=2017-10-24|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-02-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> In November 2016, she was appointed as the UK Government’s Women in Finance Champion, and in July 2017 she became a founder member of its Business Diversity and Inclusion Group.
In 2018 Gadhia was named Leader of the Year at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. She was also elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/fellow/jayne-anne-gadhia/|title=Mrs Jayne-Anne Gadhia CBE FRSE - The Royal Society of Edinburgh|work=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en-GB}}</ref>▼
 
She was awarded aappointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (CBE) in the [[2014 New Year Honours]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Jayne-Anne Gadhia talks gender equality, diversity & flexible working at the Women in Finance Summit|url=https://www.wearethecity.com/jayne-anne-gadhia-talks-gender-equality-diversity-flexible-working-women-finance-summit/|website=We Are The City|date=26 January 2017|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref> and made[[Dame aCommander Dameof the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) in the [[2019 New Year’sYear Honours]]. listShe was appointed [[Commander of the Royal Victorian Order]] (CVO) in the [[2022 Birthday Honours]] for services to the Prince's Foundation.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63714|supp=y|page=B4|date=1 June 2022}}</ref>▼
She has also been open about her experiences of [[Major depressive disorder|depression]], and believes that better work-life balance can improve work performance.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-39627130</ref>
 
==Awards==
▲In 2018 Gadhia was named Leader of the Year at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. She was also elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/fellow/jayne-anne-gadhia/|title=Mrs Jayne-Anne Gadhia CBE FRSE - The Royal Society of Edinburgh|work=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
▲She was awarded a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in the [[2014 New Year Honours]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Jayne-Anne Gadhia talks gender equality, diversity & flexible working at the Women in Finance Summit|url=https://www.wearethecity.com/jayne-anne-gadhia-talks-gender-equality-diversity-flexible-working-women-finance-summit/|website=We Are The City|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref> and made a Dame in the 2019 New Year’s Honours list.
Gadhia is married with one daughter.<ref name="treanor2011" />
 
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