William White
William White is a Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto. Most recently, he was Chairman of the Economic and Development Review Committee at the OECD in Paris, which makes policy recommendations to associated countries. Before that, he joined the BIS as Manager in the Monetary and Economic Department, and was Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economic Department. Prior to coming to the BIS, he spent 22 years at the Bank of Canada. Earlier in his career, he was an Economist at the Bank of England. White has published many articles on topics related to monetary and financial stability as well as the process of international cooperation in these areas. He speaks regularly to a wide range of audiences.
William White Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Senior Fellow
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Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economics Department
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Deputy Governor
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Economist
Academic History
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Ph.D.
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B.A., Economics and Political Science
OECD
As Chairman, he contributed to meetings of WP1 and the Economic Policy Committee of the OECD.
He was also a member of the Issing Committee, advising the German chancellor on G-20 issues.Â
He also chaired the meeitng and evaluated the arguments made by the participants concerning the policy recommendations made for the country being examined.
At the BIS, he oversaw the preparation of the prestigious BIS Annual Report for which he wrote the Introduction and Conclusions.
He had overall responsibility for the department’s output of research, data and information services, and the organisation of meetings for central bank Governors and staff around the world.
As a member of the Executive Committee of the BIS, he contributed actively to various internal subcommittees which established policies to guide the bank.
RECOGNITION
2016 Adam Smith Prize, National Association of Business Economists
2015 Hans-Moller-Medal, VAC Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich
2014 Prize of the Monetary Workshop in Monetary, Financial and Macro-Prudential Policy