Nadia Edwards-Dashti

Nadia is the Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer of Harrington Starr Group, a leading recruitment firm specialising in financial services (FS) and FinTech. With two decades of experience in financial services technology recruitment, she has been instrumental in helping businesses scale, professionals advance their careers, and promoting inclusion across the industry.

In her role as Chief Customer Officer, Nadia hosts the FinTech’s DEI Discussions podcast, amplifying stories of equitable progress within the sector. She is also the author of FinTech Women Walk the Talk, a book spotlighting insights from over 100 podcast interviewees.

Nadia’s commitment to gender equality shines through initiatives like the award-winning “Talent Equity List.”

Nadia is Winner of Investing in Talent 2019 Awards; Most Inspirational Recruitment Leader; Innovate Finance: Women in FinTech Powerlist Judge; FinTech Magazine Top 100 Women in FinTech 2022; The Recruiter Awards: Recruitment Agency Leader of the Year 2022; European Women’s Payment Network: ‘Positive Trouble Maker of the Year 2022’. She is an Industrial Fellow at the University of East London: Centre of FinTech; a regular contributor to Forbes.com and on the Exec Board of the European Women’s Payment Network. Nadia was awarded an Honorary Degree from Anglia Ruskin University in 2025: Doctor of Business Administration Honoris Causa.