College of Central Bankers

On December 14, 2018, the Global Interdependence Center announced our College of Central Bankers initiative to further sustain and enhance our relationships with former leaders of the world’s central banks and theirs with the Global Interdependence Center.

GIC enjoys a long and trusted rapport with current and former leaders of central banks both in the US and across the globe. Through their  participation in our events, the GIC offers a distinguished, neutral platform for thought leadership on important macroeconomic and socially important topics – many in central banking and monetary policy.

 

Our 2020 members of the College of Central Bankers are:

• David (Danny) Blanchflower, Former Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England
• Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System
• Jose De Gregorio, Former President of the Central Bank of Chile
• Patrick Honohan, Former Governor of Central Bank of Ireland
• José Manuel González Páramo, Former Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
• Alfonso Prat-Gay, Former Governor of the Central Bank of Argentina
• Katarzyna Zajdel-Kurowska, Former Board member of the Management Board of the National Bank of Poland

These join existing Fellows of the College of Central Bankers:

• Christian Noyer, Honorary Governor, Banque de France (2018)
• Anthony Santomero, Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2018)
• William Poole, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute and Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2018)
• Charles Plosser, Former President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2019)
• Dennis Lockhart, Former President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2019)

 

The College of Central Bankers will continue to enhance GIC’s position as a leader in international dialogue and to further strengthen GIC’s connection to the central banking community. Examples of benefits for members of the GIC College of Central Bankers are:

• The opportunity to conduct/publish research/comment on GIC platforms such as GIC’s website and social media
• Invitation to speak at GIC’s domestic and international programs with defrayed travel expenses as appropriate
• Opportunity to participate in College of Central Bankers‐specific programs, which will feature members’ expertise and research
• Opportunity for members to be prominently promoted by GIC as affiliated with the College of Central Bankers including exposure to members of the media, and referral in response to media’s requests for experts
• The College of Central Bankers would publish (or collaborate in the publishing) the work of its members, invited authors, and other thought leaders through the GIC and College web site(s)

 

GIC College of Central Bankers Events

The GIC College of Central Bankers has held events including member induction ceremonies, as well as our 2019 event in Paris with Christian Noyer, Former Governor of the Banque de France and 2018 Member of the College of Central Bankers. View a list of GIC College of Central Bankers events, including presentation resources, below:

Event	Date	Location	Resource(s)
38th Annual Monetary and Trade Conference	November 19, 2020	Virtual Event	Video replay
Assessing the Monetary Policy Response	May 28, 2020	Virtual Event	Video replay
GIC Global Citizen Award Ceremony & Economic Outlook	December 13, 2019	Philadelphia, PA	Program handout Video replay
College of Central Bankers Event in Paris	April 29 – 30, 2019	Paris, France	Program handout
2018 Global Citizen Award and Global Economic and Policy Outlook	December 14, 2018	Philadelphia, PA	Program handout Video replay

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GIC College of Central Bankers resources and blog series

Title	Date	Author(s)/Speaker(s)	Resource
What’s Ahead for the Stock Market?	December 1, 2020	Jeremy Siegel, Ph.D.	Blog
GIC’s College of Central Bankers announces two new Fellows and two new Advisory Board Members	October 21, 2020	Global Interdependence Center	Press Release
Trends in Extreme Distress in the United States, 1993–2019	August 20, 2020	David G. Blanchflower, Ph.D.	Publication
GIC announces five new College of Central Bankers Inductees for 2020	July 20, 2020	Global Interdependence Center	Press Release
Assessing the Monetary Policy Response	May 28, 2020	Dennis Lockhart & David Altig, PhD.	Video Replay
The well-being of the overemployed and the underemployed and the rise in depression in the UK	April 16, 2020	David G. Blanchflower, PhD	Publication
A cost-effective way to help emerging markets fight Covid-19	April 3, 2020	Alfonso Prat-Gay	Blog
Remarks from 2019 College of Central Bankers Induction Ceremony	December 13, 2019	Dennis Lockhart	Presentation Document
GIC to announce new members of the College of Central Bankers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.	December 11, 2019	Global Interdependence Center	Press Release
Court’s implicit rejection of basic EU tenet would give cause for concern	August 4, 2019	J. Paul Horne	Blog
Investors need to be aware of the other bond bubble	June 20, 2019	J. Paul Horne	Blog
GIC announces the College of Central Bankers, a new initiative to sustain relationships with the central banking community and former leaders of central banks	December 14, 2018	Global Interdependence Center	Press Release

The GIC College of Central Banking blog series allows members of the GIC community to publish thoughts and findings on issues relating specifically to the Central Banking industry. We encourage you to explore the below posts and share your thoughts in the comments.

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The College and its membership operates within the GIC umbrella and with GIC’s administrative support.