Imran Gulamhuseinwala OBE

Biography

Imran Gulamhuseinwala joined the Charity Commission Board in November 2019.

Imran is currently a Senior Advisor at Portag3 Ventures L.P. and Chair of Commuter Club Ltd.

Imran was formerly the Global Head of FinTech at EY, where he worked closely with government, regulators and industry bodies to drive the FinTech agenda, leading studies for both UK Trade & Investment and HM Treasury to measure the size and growth of the FinTech sector in the UK and develop a strategy for future growth. Imran also led the UK’s Open Banking initiative on behalf of the Competition and Markets Authority. Imran also founded FinTech 50 start-up, CommuterClub, which helps commuters to access savings for annual travel season tickets.

Imran was awarded an OBE in the 2017 New Year’s Honours list for his contribution to the financial services sector.