Joelle Tarrant

Joelle Tarrant is a Managing Director at Rothschild & Co in London and Head of Market Structure and Strategy. She has over 19 years of industry experience, with a track record of building and leading market structure initiatives at major global financial institutions.

Tarrant is a recognised thought leader in market structure, having previously founded and led HSBC's Global Market Structure team. Prior to this role, she served as global co-head of cross asset electronic sales at HSBC, a role she initially joined in 2017 as director and global head of market structure and index strategy, and also held positions as head of European electronic trading and head of continental equities execution. She is well-known in the City for her expertise in market structure, bringing deep knowledge of regulatory issues, venue analysis, and market structure developments affecting the financial services sector.

Career history

• Head of Market Structure and Strategy at Rothschild & Co (2026–present)
• Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Cross Asset Electronic Sales at HSBC
• Director, Global Head of Market Structure and Index Strategy at HSBC (2017)
• Head of European Market Structure at RBC Capital Markets, London (2014)
• Equities Sales and Trading division at Citi (early career)
• Political and regulatory consultancy firm

Tarrant graduated from University of Southampton. She was appointed to Rothschild & Co in February 2026 as part of the firm's Global Markets Solutions (GMS) platform, designed to provide integrated equity capital solutions combining public and private expertise.

What Joelle Tarrant could bring to Head of Market Structure and Strategy at Rothschild & Co: Drawing on her proven expertise in building global market structure teams and her experience navigating regulatory changes across multiple jurisdictions, Tarrant is positioned to strengthen Rothschild & Co's market infrastructure capabilities and drive client advisory services. Her background establishing electronic trading products and advising on venue strategy positions her to enhance the firm's Global Markets Solutions platform and support its institutional client base in an increasingly complex market environment.