Josh Critchley
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Former Vice Chair, Global Investment Banking
London, GB
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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Biography
Joshua Critchley is a senior leader in financial services, having spent over thirty years in investment banking advising boards and management teams on a variety of complex strategic, financial and operational issues. In November 2025 he was appointed as an independent non-executive director of NatWest Group plc. Josh is a former Vice Chair of Global Investment Banking for the Royal Bank of Canada. He was previously their long-time Head of European and Asian Investment Banking, serving in that role for twelve years, including seven years as a member of RBC Capital Markets’ Global Operating Committee. He joined RBC in 2009 to help lead the build-out of RBC’s investment banking and equities footprint in Europe as part of RBC becoming a full-service investment banking provider. Before RBC Josh held senior roles in Corporate Broking and Equity Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. Josh’s philanthropic interests span the environment (he serves on the Development Board of the Zoological Society of London); child and young adult health outcomes (Josh was one of the founding members of the NSPCC Concept Club and a former member of GOSH’s Tick Tock Club); as well as the educational development and empowerment of young adults (Josh and his wife run a scholarship programme for girls at the UCL Academy Swiss Cottage); and he is a speaker for Take the Lead, a free employability programme from the Old Vic Theatre for students in years 11-13. As a senior leader at RBC, he helped drive the relationship between GOSH and RBC, including the marquee annual RBC Race for the Kids. In 2024 Josh was made a Trustee of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. Josh has a strong interest in leadership, coaching, mentoring and development and is a graduate of Meyler Campbell’s Mastered executive coaching programme and an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School, City St George’s, University of London.
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Background
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1995 — 2004
Investment banker
Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch is a US investment management and wealth management firm, and since the financial crisis of 2008, part of Bank of America.
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2009 — 2024
Former Vice Chair, Global Investment Banking
RBC Capital Markets
RBC Capital Markets is part of Royal Bank of Canada and a top 10 Global Investment Bank with offices in 18 countries. Josh Critchley served as Vice Chair, Global Investment Banking at RBC. He was previously Head of European and Asian Investment Banking, a position he held for twelve years.
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2004 — 2009
Managing Director, UK Equity Capital Markets
Goldman Sachs
Founded in 1869 and headquartered in New York, the Goldman Sachs Group is a leading financial institution offering a wide range of financial services to corporations, governments and individuals. Goldman Sachs opened its first London office in 1970 with a team of just five people. Today, the firm’s London campus includes three buildings and employs 6,000 staff.
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1993 — 1995
Smith New Court
Smith New Court was a prominent British investment bank specialising in stockbroking and financial services. It was acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1995.
Formative Years
Education
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Bayes Business School, City, University of London
BSc (Hons), Business Management
1990 — 1993
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Royal Grammar School, Guildford
1983 — 1988
Areas Of Focus