Rita Dhut

UKRI Board member

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Rita Dhut is a member of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Board.

Rita is an accomplished investor with over 30 years of experience across private and public markets. She currently serves as Chair of JP Morgan European Growth and Income Plc and as a Non-Executive Director on the boards of Integrafin Plc and Ashoka India Equity Plc.

With a diverse background in finance, she has held key roles on various committees, including audit, risk, renumeration and cybersecurity.

Rita is:

  • a founding trustee of the Financial Times Financial Literacy Charity
  • chair of the investment committee for Maven Cogniton, a venture fund investing and developing deep tech start-ups in the UK

Previously, she was Director of European Equities at M&G and Head of Pan European Equity Value Investing at Aviva Investors.

Last updated: 10 June 2025

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