Thomas Jordan (economist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Thomas Jordan (economist)

chairman of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1963

Place of Birth: Biel/Bienne, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Profession: economist, banker, university teacher

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Thomas Jordan (economist)

  • Thomas J.
  • Jordan (born 1963) is a Swiss economist and central banker.
  • He is the chairman of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank, chairman of the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group, a member of the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements, and a member of the steering committee of the Financial Stability Board.Jordan was born on 28 January 1963, in the city of Biel/Bienne.
  • He studied economics and business studies at the University of Bern, completing his degree in 1989 and his doctorate in 1993.
  • He wrote a post-doctoral thesis, on the subject of European Monetary Union and predicting the sovereign debt crisis and also the bank failures that eventually transpired, during three years he spent as a researcher at Harvard University in the United States.
  • He was appointed a lecturer at the University of Bern in 1998, and an honorary professor in 2003.
  • Jordan joined the Swiss National Bank as an economic advisor in 1997, and progressed through various roles.
  • He joined the governing board as an alternate member in 2004 and became a full member in 2007.
  • He was appointed chairman on 18 April 2012, following the resignation of Philipp Hildebrand from that role.

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