Ilan Goldfajn

Ilan Goldfajn (born 12 March 1966) is an Israeli-born Brazilian economist, former President of the Central Bank of Brazil and current Director of the International Monetary Fund's Western Hemisphere Department.[3]

Ilan Goldfajn
Goldfajn in July 2016
President of the Central Bank of Brazil
In office
June 9, 2016 – February 28, 2019
Appointed byMichel Temer
Preceded byAlexandre Tombini
Succeeded byRoberto Campos Neto
Personal details
Born
Ilan Goldfajn

(1966-03-12) March 12, 1966
Haifa, Israel
Citizenship
Alma materFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Signature
Academic career
Doctoral
advisor		Rudiger Dornbusch[1]
Stanley Fischer[2]

Biography

Goldfajn was born in Haifa, Israel. He graduated in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, received a master's degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and a doctorate from MIT. He was appointed to the position of President of the Central Bank by Minister of Finance Henrique Meirelles on May 12, 2016.[4][5]

On September 13, 2021, Goldfajn was appointed Director of the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department, by the Director-General Kristalina Georgieva to assume office on January 3, 2022.[6]

He was awarded as the Central Banker of the Year by The Banker magazine in 2017, and Best Central Banker by Global Finance magazine in 2018.[3]

Bibliography
  • Francesco Giavazzi; Ilan Goldfajn; Santiago Herrera (2005). Inflation Targeting, Debt, and the Brazilian Experience, 1999 to 2003. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-07259-5.
  • Ilan Goldfajn; André Minella (2005). Capital Flows and Controls in Brazil: What Have We Learned?. National Bureau of Economic Research.

References
  1. Goldfajn, Ilan (1995). On public debt and exchange rates (Ph.D.). MIT. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. Goldfajn, Ilan (1995). On public debt and exchange rates (Ph.D.). MIT. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. "IMF Managing Director Appoints Ilan Goldfajn as Director of the Western Hemisphere Department". International Monetary Fund. September 13, 2021.
  4. "Meirelles indica Ilan Goldfajn para a presidência do BC". Terra Networks. May 17, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  5. Trevisani, Paulo (June 7, 2016). "Brazil's Senate Approves Ilan Goldfajn as Central Bank President". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  6. Do Rosario, Jorgelina (September 13, 2021). "IMF Taps Credit Suisse's Goldfajn for Western Hemisphere Role". Bloomberg.


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