Antony Jenkins
A Barclays CEO turned fintech founder who attempted to reform banking culture before building a platform to overhaul its very technology.
Born 1961 (age 65)·British business executive·Birthday: July 11·Baby Boomers
Biography
Antony Jenkins's career in finance has been a study in contrast: a long-serving insider who eventually turned disruptor. He spent decades at Barclays, rising through its retail banking ranks with a reputation as a steady, analytical operator. His appointment as CEO in 2012 was a direct response to crisis; the bank was reeling from the Libor-rigging scandal. Jenkins launched a sweeping plan to change its culture and ethics, shutting down controversial units. Yet, the pressures of transforming a banking giant amid shareholder demands proved immense, leading to his departure in 2015. Rather than retire, he channeled his frustration with legacy systems into a startup. He founded 10x Future Technologies, aiming to provide banks with a modern, cloud-based core platform—a concrete attempt to solve the technological inertia he knew from the inside.
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
The largest generation in history at the time. Shaped by postwar prosperity, the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. They questioned every institution their parents built — then ran them.
Antony was born in 1961, placing them squarely in the Baby Boomers. The events that shaped this generation — postwar prosperity, civil rights, Vietnam, and the counterculture — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Antony Was Born
The biggest hits of 1961
#1 Movie
101 Dalmatians
Best Picture
West Side Story
#1 TV Show
Wagon Train
Antony's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1961Born
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $12,500Min wage: $1.15/hrPresident: John F. Kennedy"Tossin' and Turnin'" — Bobby LewisBest Picture: West Side Story
1966Started school
Star Trek premieres on television
Gas: $0.32/galHome: $14,200Min wage: $1.25/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"The Ballad of the Green Berets" — SSgt Barry SadlerBest Picture: A Man for All Seasons
1974Became a teenager
Nixon resigns the presidency
Gas: $0.53/galHome: $22,600Min wage: $2.00/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"The Way We Were" — Barbra StreisandBest Picture: The Godfather Part II
1977Could drive
Star Wars premieres; Elvis dies
Gas: $0.62/galHome: $31,800Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Tonight's the Night" — Rod StewartBest Picture: Annie Hall
1979Could vote
Iran hostage crisis begins; Three Mile Island accident
Gas: $0.86/galHome: $37,900Min wage: $2.90/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"My Sharona" — The KnackBest Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer
1982Turned 21
Michael Jackson releases Thriller
Gas: $1.22/galHome: $55,200Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Physical" — Olivia Newton-JohnBest Picture: Gandhi
1991Turned 30
Soviet Union dissolves; World Wide Web goes public
Gas: $1.14/galHome: $82,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — Bryan AdamsBest Picture: The Silence of the Lambs
2001Turned 40
September 11 attacks transform the world
Gas: $1.46/galHome: $126,400Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Hanging by a Moment" — LifehouseBest Picture: A Beautiful Mind
2011Turned 50
Osama bin Laden killed; Arab Spring sweeps the Middle East
Gas: $3.53/galHome: $138,400Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Rolling in the Deep" — AdeleBest Picture: The Artist
2021Turned 60
January 6 Capitol breach; COVID vaccines roll out globally
Gas: $3.01/galHome: $298,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"Levitating" — Dua LipaBest Picture: CODA
2026Age 65 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Served as Group Chief Executive of Barclays from 2012 to 2015, where he initiated a major strategic review and culture reform program.
- Founded 10x Future Technologies, a cloud-native banking software provider that secured major clients like Nationwide Building Society.
- Appointed Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University, focusing on skills and digital innovation.
- Previously led Barclaycard, growing it into one of the world's largest credit card businesses.
Did You Know?
He is a certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).
Before joining Barclays, he worked for consultants McKinsey & Company and for banks like First National Bank of Chicago.
He is a vocal advocate for the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector.
He served as a non-executive director at the UK's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
“Banks are going to have to start thinking of themselves not as financial services companies, but as technology companies.”
