Rishi Sunak

About

Rishi Sunak serves as the William C. Edwards distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

Rishi Sunak was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024. His tenure was marked by a return to economic stability, the UK taking a global leadership position in new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and increasing defence spending so the country was better equipped to stand up to the new axis of authoritarian states. The Windsor Framework he negotiated with the EU helped to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland.

Sunak was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022. As Chancellor, he led the country’s economic response to Covid. His business support measures including, for the first time in the UK, a furlough scheme saved millions of jobs, preventing mass unemployment.

Before entering politics, Sunak had a career in finance. He worked at Goldman Sachs, The Children’s Investment Fund and co-founded an investment firm supporting British businesses. 

Sunak was educated at Winchester College and Oxford University where he read Politics, Philosophy and Economics. He also has an MBA from Stanford University where he was a Fulbright scholar.

Sunak also serves on the World Leaders Council at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University.

Sunak is the MP for Richmond and Northallerton. He lives in North Yorkshire and London with his wife and two daughters.