Francesca Hopwood Road joined the BIS Innovation Hub in February 2022 to lead the London Centre. The BIS Innovation Hub aims to identify, and develop in-depth insights into, critical trends in technology affecting central banking; develop public goods in the technology space geared towards improving the functioning of the global financial system; and it serves as a focal point for a network of central bank experts on innovation.
Prior to this, she was Head of RegTech & Advanced Analytics at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority where, amongst other things, she was responsible for the TechSprint programme including the Global Women’s Economic Empowerment TechSprint in 2021 and developing new innovation tools like the Digital Sandbox and a range of SupTech offerings.
A UK national, she has a bachelor’s degree in politics from the University of Durham, and Master of Science in global politics from the University of London.
