Roger Allan Jenkins, born September 30, 1955, better known as Roger Jenkins, is a popular British financier and former international athlete. He is the brother of David Jenkins, a former world-number-one 400-meter runner, Olympic medalist, drug dealer, and informant who was also imprisoned.
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| Full Name: | Roger Allan Jenkins |
| Date of Birth: | September 30, 1955 |
| Place of Birth: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| State of Origin: | Edinburgh |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Occupation: | Financier & Entrepreneur |
| Net Worth: | $80 million |
| Wife/Spouse: | Catherine McDowell |
Early Life and Education
Roger Jenkins, the son of an oil refinery manager, was born in Scotland. He attended Edinburgh Academy and graduated with honors from Heriot-Watt University’s economics program.
He earned his Diploma in Financial Studies from the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB), where he was also an Associate.
He was a skilled sprinter in his youth, competing for Scotland and Great Britain from 1973 to 1978, and he won multiple international races as well as the European Championships in 1974 and the Commonwealth Games in 1978.
At the World Student Games in Rome in 1975, he took home a silver medal in the 400m.
In the book A Life In A Day In A Year by Peter Hoffmann, which details their athletics training at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, and their racing careers between 1973 and 1978, both Roger and his brother David play significant roles.
Career
He worked for Barclays from 1994 to 2009 in a variety of capacities, including as executive chairman of investment banking and investment management for the Middle East starting in April 2008 and chief executive of Barclays Capital’s private equity group.
He was instrumental in helping Barclays Group raise more than 9 billion pounds in funding between June and October 2008 from sources like the Qatar Investment Authority and Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani.
In the summer of 2009, he left Barclays. From 2011 to 2013, he served on the management and investment committees of the Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual.
Jenkins was reportedly the best paid banker in the City of London between 2005 and 2009, according to estimates that placed his earnings at around £40 million.
Roger Jenkins Net Worth
Roger Jenkins is a popular British financier with a net worth of $80 million. He is a top financier and businessman.
Personal Life
In 1980, Jenkins wed Catherine McDowell, a Barclays banker, and they had a daughter. In 1999, he wed Sanela Dijana ati, whom he had met in the Barbican’s fitness center while living there with Roger Jenkins following the dissolution of his first marriage.
Diana is a Muslim from Bosnia who moved from Sarajevo to London during the Bosnian War. Diana was born in Bosnia. They had “a little bit of a hippy marriage,” according to Jenkins. They have two youngsters.
Their marriage had “a natural end” in 2009, it was revealed in 2011, and they filed for divorce together in late 2011.
Diana claimed that although she still loved her husband, she needed some space to be herself.
Jenkins announced his engagement to Larissa Andrade in February 2018. She is a Brazilian model and actress who lives in Los Angeles and is 29 years his junior.
On August 11, 2018, they were married in Txai, Bahia, Brazil, and divorced in December 2021. In 2019, Jenkins relocated back to the UK.
