Andrew Whittaker (Member - non-lay)

Andrew is General Counsel to the Board at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), where he provides legal advice to the FSA Board and its top management. He was appointed General Counsel in April 2000 after three years as Deputy General Counsel, leading FSA’s input into the Financial Services and Markets Act. In addition to acting as a lawyer, Andrew has spent part of his regulatory career as a frontline supervisor of investment markets, and part as a policymaker.