Jessica Rusu
Chief Data, Information & Intelligence Officer Financial Conduct Authority
Jessica joined the FCA as Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer in June 2021.
As CDIIO, Jessica is leading the transformation of the FCA’s ability to analyse and use the data, intelligence and information we receive to effectively oversee the 50,000 firms we regulate. Jessica is building and evolving our relationship with big tech companies, fintechs and the wider data science community.
Jessica was the Chief Data Officer of Chetwood Financial limited, a digital native, start-up bank, where she spearheaded the use of machine learning. Before moving into fintech, Jessica was Senior Director of Finance & Analytics at eBay in Europe where she built out their advanced analytics and customer insight function.
She previously worked in credit analytics at Ford Motor Company and Stress Testing at GE Capital. Jessica has a degree from Penn State University in Management Science and Information Systems and an MBA from University of Michigan. More recently, she completed the Oxford Said Business School’s Artificial Intelligence programme.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Keynote: The confidence gap: What open Finance still gets wrong - and who has to fix it
Open finance is moving fast. The risk frameworks governing it haven't kept pace. When a fintech connects to a credit union's customer account and something goes wrong, who is responsible? Right now, the answer is unclear - and the consequences fall on the institution.
In this session, Kyle Hauptman, Chairman of the USA's National Credit Union Administration, and Jessica Rusu, Chief Data, Information and Innovation Officer of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, join Louise Beaumont from Invela, to diagnose the gap and to explore what we each need to do to close it.
This is Government meets Industry. But it's not a policy discussion. It's a blueprint.
Monday 30 March 11:00 - 11:20 Main Stage
Compliance & Regulation
Open finance is moving fast. The risk frameworks governing it haven't kept pace. When a fintech connects to a credit union's customer account and something goes wrong, who is responsible? Right now, the answer is unclear - and the consequences fall on the institution.
In this session, Kyle Hauptman, Chairman of the USA's National Credit Union Administration, and Jessica Rusu, Chief Data, Information and Innovation Officer of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, join Louise Beaumont from Invela, to diagnose the gap and to explore what we each need to do to close it.
This is Government meets Industry. But it's not a policy discussion. It's a blueprint.
Main Stage US/Pacific