Stephen Cecchetti

Rosen Family Chair in International Finance at the Brandeis International Business School

Stephen G. Cecchetti is Rosen Family Chair in International Finance at the Brandeis International Business School. Before rejoining Brandeis in January 2014, he completed a five-year term as Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economic Department at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland. During his time at the Bank for International Settlements, Cecchetti participated in the numerous post-crisis global regulatory reform initiatives. This work included involvement with both the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the Financial Stability Board in establishing new international standards.

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Paul F. O'Brien, Ph.D.

Former Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Strategy and Planning Department, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, ADIA

Paul O’Brien was Head of Fixed Income Strategy and Deputy Chief Investment Officer at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, from 2009 through 2018.  He helped lead both strategic and tactical asset allocation, benchmark selection, portfolio construction, and research, as well as advising ADIA’s Investment Committee.  He managed a multi-national team of over 20 investment professionals with expertise across all asset classes as well as economics and quantitative methods. Since leaving ADIA, he has been active in in-person and virtual meetings among global CIOs and asset allocators.  Since September, 2020, Paul has been a Trustee and member of the Investment Committee of ... Read More