Kay is a UK qualified solicitor working as a Manager in the Wholesale Authorisation department at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Kay leads a team of 8 regulators specifically within the Waivers team working across both the wholesale and retails sectors. Prior to his move to Wholesale Authorisations he led on providing legal advice to internal stakeholders on financial crime, banking recovery and resolution and other FCA regulatory matters. He regularly advises senior executive committee members and staff across Policy, Supervision and the Enforcement Division on technical regulatory issues. Kay has been involved in leading a number of high profile projects at the FCA including the implementation of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive, the creation of the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision and more recently operational resilience within financial services firms. Following the financial crisis, Kay worked alongside a team of lawyers from 2012-2013 to restructure the UK's Financial Services Authority into two regulatory bodies: the FCA and the Prudential Regulation Authority.Along with his LLB qualification, Kay has a Masters of Law (LLM) degree in Commercial and UK & International Banking Law. Outside of work, he has a keen interest in mentoring students and recent graduates navigating a career in law and regulation.