Leigh Bates

Technology, Data and AI Partner at PwC

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Leigh is an experienced Partner leading PwC’s Financial Services Technology & Data Analytics practice specialising in risk data analytics, AI and regulatory compliance. Leigh also leads the PwC Responsible AI Governance Framework for Financial Services.

Leigh brings over twenty five years experience in financial services and data analytics, with specific expertise in regulatory data management, advanced analytics and AI. Over his career Leigh has focussed on leading and developing innovative, data analytics and AI solutions, including the use of machine learning for data quality anomaly detection regarding regulatory returns, and more recently the application of Generative AI and LLM’s across the banking sector. He regularly engages with the FCA, PRA and BoE.