Jonathan Edwards is a senior civil servant at HM Treasury. He has advised ministers on a range of financial stability and corporate finance matters, including a series of transactions to return the government’s banking assets to the private sector.

Jonathan joined HM Treasury in 2013 from Slaughter and May, where he advised on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, having qualified as a solicitor in 2009.

Jonathan has a degree in Modern History from Oxford University and lives in the local area.