Bob Diamond (banker)
Robert Edward "Bob" Diamond Jr. (born July 27, 1951) is an American banker and former group chief executive of the British bank, Barclays Plc.
Diamond, who holds a B.A. in Economics from Colby College, and an M.B.A from University of Connecticut; began his career as a lecturer, and entered the financial world in 1977, when he joined Morgan Stanley. He moved to CS First Boston in 1992, and later to Barclays in 1996. In 2010, he became its Deputy Group Chief Executive; and in January 2011, succeeded John Varley as Group Chief Executive of Barclays.
He has dual U.S.-U.K. citizenship, and was voted the 37th in the New Statesman’s annual survey of the world's 50 People Who Matter 2010. He lives in London with his wife, Jennifer and three children.
Diamond resigned as chief executive of Barclays on July 3, 2012, following controversy over manipulation of Libor interest rates by traders employed by the bank.
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