Audit and Finance Committee
Elected to the Board 2026
Date of birth: 1963
Nationality: Swiss
Career
- 1997-2024 Swiss National Bank, Switzerland
- 2024-2012 Chairman of the Governing Board
- 2010-2012 Vice Chairman of the Governing Board
- 2007-2009 Member of the Governing Board
- 2004-2007 Alternate Member of the Governing Board, Chief Investment Officer
- 1999-2004 Head of the Research Unit
- 1997-1999 Economic Advisor
- 1994-1997 Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA Visiting scholar and research fellow
Education
- 2017 Honorary doctorate, University of Basel
- 2003 Honorary professorship, University of Bern
- 1999 Privatdozent (habilitated lecturer) University of Bern
- 1993 Doctorate (PhD) in economics, University of Bern
- 1989 Master’s Degree in economics, University of Bern
Mandates
- Zurich Insurance Group, Switzerland, Member of the Board of Directors
- Swiss Economic Policy Foundation, Switzerland, Member of the Foundation Board
Former Mandates
- BIS Banking and Risk Management Committee, Chairman
- FSB Standing Committee on Budget and Resources, Chairman
- Plenary and Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), Member
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Governor for Switzerland
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Member of the Board
- BIS Administrative Committee, Member
- G10 Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group (CBCDG), Chairman
- SNB StabFund, fund for the stabilisation of UBS, Chairman
