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MONETARY POLICY, SOVEREIGNS AND ECONOMICS
Practice Area

SEDA Experts' Monetary Policy, Sovereigns, and Economics practice is led by distinguished economists with extensive experience in both the financial industry and international policy advisory roles.

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Our experts have held senior positions at major investment and commercial banks and have served as advisors and consultants to prominent international organizations and sovereign entities, including the European Union, International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Development Bank, World Bank, Government of Barbados, G7 central banks, United Nations, and the OECD.

Our economist’s expertise cover topics such:


  • Emerging Markets

  • Banks Crises and Liquidity

  • State-dependent sovereign securities

  • GDP and Oil-Linked Bonds

  • International Banking Regulations

  • Monetary Policy

  • Bank Insolvency

  • Central Banks’ Interventions in Financial Markets

  • Public debt and sovereign default

  • Crypto assets and DeFi

  • Islamic Finance

  • Credit Default Swaps

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Willem Buiter, Ph.D.

Willem Buiter, Ph.D.

Bio

Managing Director

Dr. Willem has over 40 years of experience in the financial industry as the Global Chief Economist at Citigroup, Professor of International Economics at Yale University and consultant to international financial institutions such as the IMF, and the World Bank. He is an expert in bank insolvency, central bank interventions in financial markets, crypto-assets, and DeFi.

Former

Citigroup - Global Chief Economist 

London School of Economics - Professor of Political Economy

Bank of England, London, UK - Member, Monetary Policy Committee

Expertise

Monetary Policy, Bank Insolvency, Central Banks’ Interventions in Financial Markets, Public debt and sovereign default, Crypto assets and DeFi, Islamic Finance, Credit Default Swap

Avinash Persaud

Avinash Persaud

Bio

Managing Director

Avinash Persaud is an expert on global finance and economics, on the role of public policy in banking and financial crises, and a specialist in financial regulation and emerging markets. He has over 30 years of experience as a senior executive in large financial institutions and a respected policy advisor to major global bodies such as the G20, OECD, United Nations, and G7 Central Banks.

Former 

Government of Barbados - Special Envoy to the Prime Minister on Investments and Financial Services

World Economic Forum - Member, Council on International Monetary System

Expertise

Fixed-Income Securities,  Emerging Markets, Banks Crises and Liquidity, State-dependent sovereign securities, GDP and Oil-Linked Bonds, International Banking Regulations

Timothy J. Fogarty Sr.

Timothy J. Fogarty Sr.

Bio

Managing Director

Timothy Fogarty is a former senior Federal Reserve Bank officer with over 35 years of industry experience covering all aspects of international central banking operations and extensive special purpose financial transactions in support of U.S. government and multinational policy objectives.

Former 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Senior Vice President

Expertise

Government and International Relations, Custodial and Correspondent Banking Operations, Foreign Exchange Operations, International Payment Systems, Anti-Money laundering and government sanctions, Gold bullion custody, storage, and movement

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