Goldman Sachs has appointed Rishi Sunak, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, as a senior adviser, marking his first major corporate role since leaving office in 2024.
Sunak returns to Goldman Sachs two decades after starting his career at the Wall Street bank as a summer intern in 2000 and then serving as a junior analyst from 2001 to 2004.
In his new role, Sunak will work closely with Goldman’s leadership team, advising clients on global macroeconomic trends and the evolving geopolitical landscape.
“I am excited to welcome Rishi back to Goldman Sachs in his new capacity as a senior adviser,” said David Solomon, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, in a statement. “He will spend time with our people around the world, contributing to our culture of ongoing learning and development.”
Sunak led the Conservative Party and served as prime minister from October 2022 until July 2024, when the party suffered a landslide electoral defeat. He was succeeded as party leader by Kemi Badenoch in November 2024 but remains a member of Parliament for Richmond and Northallerton.
Since stepping back from frontline politics, Sunak has taken up academic roles at his alma maters, Oxford University and Stanford University, and now adds the senior adviser role at Goldman to his portfolio.
Before entering politics in 2015, Sunak worked at TCI, a hedge fund run by Chris Hohn, where he became a partner in 2006 and later helped spin off Theleme Partners in 2009.
According to The Sunday Times Rich List 2025, Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, have a combined estimated net worth of £640 million, much of it from Murty’s stake in Infosys, the Indian IT giant co-founded by her father.
