Jens Weidmann
Professor of Practice in Central Banking • Professor
Professor of Practice in Central Banking
Jens Weidmann joined the faculty in June as a professor of practice in central banking. He is currently the chair of Commerzbank‘s supervisory board and a member of the governmental commission on the German corporate governance code.
Previously he was President of the German central bank and member of the ECB Governing Council. He also was a member and later chaired the board of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel. Before that he worked as a Director General in the Federal Chancellery and acted as economic advisor to Chancellor Merkel and as her sherpa for the G8- and G20 summits. During his career he worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund, headed the scientific staff at the German Council of Economic Experts and was a deputy department head at the Deutsche Bundesbank.
Jens Weidmann studied economics in Aix-en-Provence and Bonn and received his Ph.D. from the University of Bonn.
Previously he was President of the German central bank and member of the ECB Governing Council. He also was a member and later chaired the board of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel. Before that he worked as a Director General in the Federal Chancellery and acted as economic advisor to Chancellor Merkel and as her sherpa for the G8- and G20 summits. During his career he worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund, headed the scientific staff at the German Council of Economic Experts and was a deputy department head at the Deutsche Bundesbank.
Jens Weidmann studied economics in Aix-en-Provence and Bonn and received his Ph.D. from the University of Bonn.
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By appointment available upon request via email.