Harshika Patel

PB Asia CEO at J.P. Morgan Asia Private Bank

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Harshika Patel is the Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Asia. Shehas over three decades of experience in financial services.

Harshika joined J.P. Morgan as Managing Director in 2013 and most recentlyserved as the Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan in Hong Kong while she was inher role as the Head of Firmwide Strategy for Asia Pacific. In this role, she wasresponsible for driving and implementing the firm’s strategy across its 17operating markets in Asia Pacific. She also served as Chair of J.P. Morgan’s AsiaPacific DEI Council, where she helped lead the strategy for the firm’s diversity andinclusion initiatives in the region. Prior to moving to Hong Kong, she was based inSingapore where she led the Asia Commodities Sales and Structuring business andthe Electronic Sales business, delivering electronic trading services acrossmacro products to institutional clients.

Before joining J.P. Morgan, Harshika was at Barclays Capital for 10 years where sheheld a number of key roles including Deputy Treasurer for Barclays Capital, andGlobal Chief Operating Officer for the Commodities business. She was previously aSenior Manager in the Financial Services Practice at Deloitte London providingassurance and advisory services to global financial institutions.

She also holds various board member roles. Most recently, she served as Chair ofthe Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA), the leadingAsian financial trade association focused on developing regional capital markets.

Harshika received her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Accounting fromManchester University and is an ICAEW qualified Chartered Accountant.

She resides in Hong Kong with her husband and two children.