Willem Buiter
Willem Buiter was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England from 1997 - 2000, Global Chief Economist at Citigroup from 2013 - 2018 and Special Economic Adviser at Citigroup from 2018 - 2019. He was Chief Economist & Special Counselor to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 2000 - 2005.
He has been a professor at the London School of Economics, Yale University, Cambridge University, Princeton University, the University of Bristol, and Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).
He is a frequent guest on Bloomberg Television, CNBC TV, CNN, & ABC News (Australia) where he discusses central banking and monetary policy, fiscal policy, cryptocurrencies, gold, London as a financial hub, banking crises, bond yields, government debt, and the financial markets.
He has delivered talks and keynote speeches at the Council on Foreign Affairs, The Milken Institute, The Peterson Institute for International Economics, The Bank of England Central Bank Independence Conference, The Atlanta Federal Reserves' Financial Markets Conference, The Columbia University European Institute, & The London School of Economics.
Buiter has authored 78 refereed journal articles and 8 books. He speaks Dutch, English, French, and German. Buiter is the author of the Maverecon blog.
He holds a PhD in Economics from Yale University. His doctoral dissertation was supervised by famed macroeconomist James Tobin.
- Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England (1997 - 2000).
- Chief Economist & Special Counselor to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 2000 - 2005.
- Global Chief Economist at Citigroup (2013 - 2018).
- Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, Yale University, & Cambridge University. Assistant Professor at Princeton University. Adjunct & Visiting Professor at Columbia University's School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA).
Investment Banks, National Wealth Funds, Private Sector Enterprises, Governments Seeking To Strengthen Public Finances, Think Tanks, Schools of Business, Private Equity Firms, Pension Funds, Asset Managers, Ratings Agencies, Monetary & Fiscal Policy-Makers.
