Ratidzo Starkey is an experienced senior economist, with a proven track record in economic and financial policy, strategy and communications.  Her career has spanned central banking and Tier 1 financial institutions.  She co-chairs the Bank of England’s Ethnic Minority Network and sits on the Bank’s BAME Taskforce, responsible for shaping the Bank’s strategy to improve the progression and representation of BAME colleagues.  She has championed a number of Taskforce initiatives, including the redesign of the Bank’s African Caribbean Scholarship Scheme, to increase the number of African and Afro Caribbean students in the bank.  Externally, Ratidzo is a judge for the Black British Business Awards, a School Governor and participates in a number of career-focused panels where she talks about the importance of diversity in the workplace.