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Monetary Policy, Sovereigns and Economics

SEDA Experts

Monetary Policy,

Sovereigns & Economics.

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.

PRACTICE AREA  · EXPERT WITNESS & CONSULTING

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About this practice

PRACTICE OVERVIEW

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 distinguished economists and financial practitioners provide expert testimony and analysis on complex macroeconomic matters, monetary policy frameworks, sovereign debt disputes, currency policy, and the economics of financial regulation.

SEDA's sovereign economics practice serves both as expert witness resource in international arbitration and complex litigation, and as consulting adviser to financial institutions, sovereign entities, and law firms requiring independent macroeconomic analysis. As expert witnesses, our practitioners — former senior advisers to the IMF, World Bank, G7 central banks, and the OECD — testify on sovereign debt restructuring processes, monetary policy decisions, and the macroeconomic quantification of damages in cross-border disputes. As consultants, we provide independent economic analysis, sovereign creditworthiness assessments, and advisory on state-contingent debt instruments including GDP-linked and commodity-indexed bonds — combining institutional authority with deep transactional experience in sovereign finance.

WHY SEDA

Former advisors to the European Union, International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Development Bank, World Bank, and G7 central banks — unparalleled sovereign and supranational experience.

Deep expertise in monetary policy frameworks, sovereign debt restructurings, currency crises, macroeconomic analysis, and the economics of financial regulation.

Distinguished economists providing expert testimony on complex macroeconomic and financial policy matters — including sovereign disputes, trade agreements, and international arbitration.

SUB-PRACTICE  AREAS

Areas of expertise

01

Sovereign Debt & Restructurings

Related: Investment & Capital Markets · Financing

02

Monetary Policy & Central Banking

Related: Risk Management · Investigation & Regulatory

Analysis and expert testimony on sovereign debt restructuring processes, creditor rights, collective action clauses, holdout litigation, and the economics of sovereign default and recovery.

Rigorous macroeconomic analysis supporting damages quantification in complex international disputes — including currency loss, economic dislocation, and regulatory impact analysis.

03

Macroeconomic Analysis & Damages

Related: Damages, Forensics & Fraud · Securities

Expert analysis of central bank policy decisions, monetary transmission mechanisms, interest rate policy, quantitative easing, and the macroeconomic impact of regulatory frameworks.

04

Banking Crises, Liquidity & Sovereign Instruments

Related: Risk Management · Investment & Capital Markets · Financing

Expert analysis of systemic banking crises and liquidity stress events, state-contingent sovereign securities — including GDP-linked and oil-linked bonds — and the economic design of sovereign debt instruments as crisis management tools.

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Willem Buiter, Ph.D.

Willem Buiter, Ph.D.

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.

Former

Citigroup - Global Chief Economist 

London School of Economics - Professor of Political Economy

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

Trey Reik

Trey Reik

Managing Director

Trey Reik is a recognized expert on gold and global monetary policy, with nearly two decades of experience in gold-mining equity research and investment strategy. His work combines rigorous company-level analysis with a deep understanding of central bank policy, liquidity conditions, and the long-term drivers of gold demand.

Former

Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc.- Senior Portfolio Manager & Precious Metals Strategist

Bristol Investment Partners LLC - Managing Member, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager

Apogee Gold Fund LLC - Precious Metals Strategist

Timothy J. Fogarty Sr.

Timothy J. Fogarty Sr.

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

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