Jitesh Gadhia, Baron Gadhia

Jitesh Kishorekumar Gadhia, Baron Gadhia (born 27 May 1971) is a British investment banker, Conservative Party donor and member of the House of Lords. A member of the Leader's Group of high-value donors, he was described by The Herald as a member of David Cameron's "inner circle".

Education and career Gadhia was a pupil at Gayton High Comprehensive School (now Harrow High School) from 1982 to 1986, before going on to study economics at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and the London Business School, where he was a Sloan Fellow.

Gadhia is a senior managing director at The Blackstone Group, a US private equity firm. He also sits on the board of UK Financial Investments. and has written for The Daily Telegraph. though questions were raised about a potential conflict of interest when the company was late publishing its annual results, amid concerns about its financial resilience and ability to fund clean-up costs. Gadhia resigned as a director in September 2018.

Political support He has donated at least £225,000 to the Conservative Party, and another £18,000 to the Conservative Friends of India. In the afternoon of 31 August he was created Baron Gadhia, of Northwood in the County of Middlesex. From 31 August 2016 to 1 February 2017, he sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative peer. Since 2 February 2017, he has sat as a non-affiliated member.