Mark Carney is a Canadian economist and former central banker who served as Governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020, becoming the first non-Briton to hold the role. Prior to that, he was Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013, guiding the country through the global financial crisis. Carney has also worked at Goldman Sachs and held leadership positions in international financial policy, including as UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance.