Rohan Churm

Head of Foreign Exchange Division Bank of England

Rohan Churm is the Head of Foreign Exchange Division at the Bank of England. The division is responsible for leading the Bank’s foreign currency operations, and using its presence, expertise and influence in financial markets to inform and shape the Bank’s policy decisions and priorities. Those foreign currency operations include managing the UK’s official foreign currency reserves on behalf of the UK Government, managing the Bank of England’s smaller pool of foreign currency reserves, and carrying out foreign currency transactions for customers including government departments. Rohan has been heavily involved in the 3-year review of the FX Global Code, including Chairing the GFXC Disclosures Working Group. Rohan is a member of the Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC). Rohan has been in role since 2017, having joined the Bank of England in 2001. He was previously head of Stress Testing Strategy Division from 2014-17 and was responsible for the delivery of stress tests and development of the stress testing framework. He has written various articles on policy and financial market issues, including Stress Testing and the impact of Unconventional Monetary Policy.