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2024-: Visiting Professor of Practice, Brandeis University, Boston, MA, USA.

  • In this role at Brandeis University, I teach a graduate course on international economic and financial crises, work on international economic and financial matters and manage research and teaching staff.

2023-: Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA..

  • The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA) is the largest international affairs center within Harvard University. In this role I work on international economic and financial matters.

2021-2023: Advisor, European External Action Service (EEAS), Brussels, Belgium. I reported to the EEAS Secretary General and to HRVP Josep Borrell, and I managed a budget of €4 million.

  • In this role, I advised and coordinated analysis for the HRVP Josep Borrell and the EEAS upper hierarchy on strategic international policy matters (e.g., geoeconomics, sanctions, fiscal and debt sustainability in developing countries, foresight). This work implied daily high-level coordinating, interacting and representing functions with other EU bodies, EU and non-EU Governments and other public and private stakeholders, including international financial institutions (IFIs).

2015-2021: Adviser and Head, Economics Department, EPSC/IDEA - the internal advisory body of the European Commission President and DG ECFIN. Managed a team of eight people and a budget of around €300 thousand. Reported to the Director General and directly briefed the Commission President and its Cabinet as needed.

  • I managed the Economics Department in the internal advisory body to the President of the European Commission. In this role, I coordinated strategy, policy advice and analysis in all matters of economic and financial policies for the Commission President and his Cabinet (e.g., reform of the euro area, Capital Markets Union, Banking Union, fiscal and debt sustainability, relations with third countries). This work also implied daily high-level coordinating, interacting and representing functions with other EU bodies, EU and non-EU Governments and other public and private stakeholders, including IFIs.

2011-2015: Managing Director and Chief Sovereign Economist, Moody’s Investors Service (MIS), New York, NY, USA. Managed a team of around 60 people and a budget of $55 million. Reported to Global Managing Director (i.e., two hierarchical levels from Moody’s CEO).

  • In this role I defined the response of MIS to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), spearheaded economic and debt sustainability analysis and market sensitive decisions, led the further expansion of MIS into developing regions, engaged in daily interactions with high-level public and private counterparts in the 140-plus nations and multilaterals rated by my department and managed a large, multinational and geographically dispersed team. As MIS’ Sovereign analysis is done in conjunction with that of the financial system, my Moody’s experience also includes a deep understating of this sector.

2010-2011: Coordinator, Advanced and Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Economies, World Bank’s Development Prospects Group, Washington, D.C., USA. Managed up to eight people and a budget of around $250 thousand. Reported to World Bank Chief Economist (i.e., three hierarchical levels from World Bank President).

  • In this role, I shaped the World Bank’s response to the effects of the GFC in developing countries. I also coordinated and authored sections of the World Bank flagship publication “Global Economic Prospects” and co-authored the ground-breaking “China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society” report. I equally worked on several countries in the developing ECA region.

2005-2010: Head of Russia & Belarus Desk/Western CIS Coordinator at Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) of the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium. Managed up to ten people and a budget of around €100 thousand. Reported to Director/Head of Unit (i.e., three hierarchical levels from the DG ECFIN Director-General)..

  • In this role, I managed the formulation and implementation of EU external policies and programs for the Russian Federation and other “Community of Independent States” countries. As part of this, I created and managed the high-level framework for “Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Dialogue” between the European Commission and the Russian Government. I was equally responsible for designing and managing EU support packages for EU Eastern Neighborhood countries.

2002-2005: Coordinator of the Research Area “Integration of Developing Countries in the Global Economy”, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Germany. Managed up to twenty people, budget around €250 thousand. Reported to the IfW’s Vice-President/Acting President (i.e. one hierarchical level apart from the President)..

  • In this role, I managed a large group of international researchers and the budget of projects on the economic and financial integration of emerging countries in the Former Soviet Union. I was also responsible for coordinating major international conferences and publications.

1995-1997: Associate Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), New York, NY, USA. Managed two people and a budget of around $100 thousand. Reported to Head of Department (i.e., five hierarchical levels apart from the UN Secretary General).

  • Maintained regular contacts between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Governments and the ECLAC. Provided economic policy advice to LAC Governments and the ECLAC. Monitored and analysed economic and structural developments, forecasted economic trends in LAC.