Edmund Towers

Ed leads the FCA’s Advanced Analytics and Data Science function, responsible for developing and embedding data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and capability across the organisation. The team’s work supports a broad remit of regulatory priorities: from identifying scams and detecting problem firms, to testing firm compliance with financial crime regimes and analysing the impacts of Costs of Living on Consumers . Since joining the regulator in 2015 Ed has led a number of transformation initiatives. Prior to the FCA Ed worked as a consultant within Financial Services.