Mark Carney

Mark Carney
Carney in 2015
Governor of the Bank of England
In office
July 1, 2013 – March 15, 2020
Appointed byGeorge Osborne
Preceded byMervyn King
Succeeded byAndrew Bailey
Chair of the Financial Stability Board
In office
November 4, 2011 – November 26, 2018
Preceded byMario Draghi
Succeeded byRandal Quarles
8th Governor of the Bank of Canada
In office
February 1, 2008 – June 3, 2013
Appointed byStephen Harper
Preceded byDavid Dodge
Succeeded byStephen Poloz
Personal details
Born
Mark Joseph Carney

(1965-03-16) March 16, 1965 (age 59)
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Diana Fox
(m. 1994)
Children4
Alma mater
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Mark Joseph Carney OC (born March 16, 1965) is a Canadian economist and banker who served as the 8th governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. He is chair, and head of impact investing at Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) since 2020, and was named chairman of Bloomberg Inc., parent company of Bloomberg L.P., in 2023. He was the chair of the Financial Stability Board from 2011 to 2018. Prior to his governorships, Carney worked at Goldman Sachs as well as the Department of Finance Canada. He also serves as the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance.[2]

  1. ^ "Mark Carney". Today. August 8, 2013. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mark Carney". Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero. Retrieved February 9, 2024.