Chuka Umunna has spent over two decades in law, politics, consultancy and finance advising various companies, organisations and stakeholders on business-critical issues that impact on long term value.

He is currently a Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Solutions & EMEA Head of Green Economy Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan, and a member of the leadership team of the firm's Global Advisory and M&A business.

In this role he leads a global team providing sustainability and corporate governance related advice, and transaction support, to enable access to sustainability and energy transition focused capital across equity, debt and private markets. He also coordinates J.P. Morgan’s investment banking coverage efforts in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) for clients in emerging green sectors.

In addition, he oversees the firm's sustainability strategy across EMEA, and JPMorganChase's efforts to integrate sustainability into its own operations and business activities in the region.

Before joining JPMorganChase's Commercial & Investment Bank in April 2021, he was Global Co-Head of ESG at Edelman, the world’s biggest strategy and communications advisory firm. In addition, from 2020 until 2021 he served as a non-executive director (NED) for leading private equity firms BC Partners and Vista Equity Partners on the board of their portfolio company, Advanced, then the UK’s third largest software company. He has also served as a NED of Digital Identity Net UK, a UK fintech firm in the digital identity sector and has sat on the advisory board of Signal AI, a leader in Artificial Intelligence solutions for business and professional services.

He was a Member of the UK Parliament from 2010 to 2019, during which time he served in a number of senior roles in the UK parliament including as the UK's Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Originally a lawyer by profession, prior to his election to the UK Parliament he worked as a corporate employment law solicitor for international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills LLP for several years.