Alex Brazier

Alex Brazier served as Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and Risk at the Bank of England, where he was responsible for identifying and assessing systemic risks to the UK financial system. He subsequently joined BlackRock as Deputy Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, focusing on sustainable investing and climate risk integration in investment portfolio management. His transition from central bank financial stability work to private sector sustainable investing represents the broader movement of financial regulatory expertise into the asset management industry as climate and ESG considerations have become mainstream. At the Bank of England, he was a key author of the bank's analysis of systemic financial risks including household debt vulnerabilities and risks from the transition to a low-carbon economy. His work on climate scenario analysis for the financial sector contributed to the Bank of England's pioneering Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (CBES), a landmark exercise that assessed the potential impact of different climate transition paths on the balance sheets of UK banks and insurers. This methodological work influenced similar exercises at other central banks globally.