Claudia Buch
Chair of the Supervisory Board
- Education
-  2002
            Habilitation, University of Kiel 
-  1996
            PhD in Economics, University of Kiel 
-  1991-1992
            Advanced Studies in International Economic Policy Research, Kiel Institute for the World Economy 
-  1985-1991
            Studies in Economics, University of Bonn, Diplom (equivalent to Master) in 1991 
-  1989
            Master of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire 
- Career
-  Since January 2024
            Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) 
-  May 2014-2023
            Vice-President, Deutsche Bundesbank, 
 responsible for the Directorates General Banking and Financial Supervision (April-December 2023), Financial Stability, Audit, Administration (2023) and Statistics (until April 2023)
-  2013-2014
            President, Halle Institute for Economic Research 
-  2013-2014
            Professor of Economics, University of Magdeburg 
-  2005-2013
            Scientific Director, Institute for Applied Economic Research, Tübingen 
-  2004-2013
            Professor of Economics, University of Tübingen 
-  1998-2003
            Head of research group “Financial Markets”, Kiel Institute for the World Economy 
-  1996-1997
            Head of research group “Economic Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe”, Kiel Institute for the World Economy 
-  1992-1996
            Researcher, Kiel Institute for the World Economy 
- Selected professional activities
-  Since January 2024 
            Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), Bank for International Settlements (BIS) 
-  Since April 2023 
            Supervisory Board, ECB 
- 2023
            Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, BIS 
- May 2014-2023
- Alternate, Governing Council, ECB (until September 2023) 
- German Financial Stability Committee (Ausschuss für Finanzstabilität, AFS) 
- Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) of the EU 
- Standing Committee on Assessment of Vulnerabilities, Financial Stability Board (FSB) 
 - Chair, Analytical Group on Vulnerabilities (AGV) (2023)
 - Chair, Working Group “Climate, Vulnerabilities and Data” (2022-2023)
 - Chair, Working Group “Too-Big-To-Fail Evaluation” (2019-2020)
- Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS), BIS 
 - Co-Chair, CGFS working group “Structural changes in banking after the crisis” (2016-2018)
- Working Party 3 for the Promotion of Better International Payments Equilibrium, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 
- 2016-2023
		Central bank deputy, G7 and G20 
- 2020-2023
            Vice-Chair, Advisory Technical Committee, European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) 
-  2020-2021
            Chair, Working Group “Financial stability implications of measures to protect the real economy from the COVID-19 pandemic”, ESRB 
-  2018-2023
            Deputy, International Monetary and Financial Committee, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
-  2016-2019
            Chair, Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics, BIS 
-  2012-2023
            Co-director, International Banking Research Network (IBRN) 
-  2012 - April 2014
            German Council of Economic Experts (Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung) 
-  2011-2014
            Advisory Scientific Committee, ESRB 
-  Since 2004
            Academic Advisory Board, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (lifetime membership, currently dormant), Chair (2008-2012)