Stephen Massey

Stephen Leigh Massey, Baron Massey of Hampstead (born September 1957 ) is a British financier and politician. A supporter of Rishi Sunak, he served as chief executive of the Conservative Party from November 2022 to December 2024.

Early life Massey was born in London in September 1957, his grandparents were Ukrainians who fled Odesa and migrated to England.

He was appointed as Chief Executive of the Conservative Party from November 2022 to December 2024.

As part of Rishi Sunak’s Resignation Honours in April 2025, it was announced that he was to be made a life peer; he was created as Baron Massey of Hampstead, of Lacock in the County of Wiltshire on 12 May 2025. He was introduced to the House of Lords the next day, where he sits as a Conservative Party peer.

Career He first worked in the City in 1975, when as a seventeen year old, he dealt in Gilts on the floor of the exchange for Philips and Drew. He resumed his financial career after University with Prudential- Bache International in 1981. He joined as a trainee and became Chairman and Chief Executive in 2000. As president of the International and Global Derivatives division he had responsibility for all securities activities outside the US.

In December 2003, he joined the Board of Eden Group, a stockbroking and asset management firm. In 2005, he founded Eden Financial, a spin off of Eden Group and became Executive Chairman and major shareholder. In 2012, Eden was acquired by Canaccord Genuity and Massey became Chairman of its wealth management division. In 2019, he became chairman of Canaccord’s capital markets and investment banking subsidiary.

Personal He married Fiorella from Venice in 1984 and together have 3 children. He resides in Hampstead, London and Lacock, Wiltshire.