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Axel A. Weber is President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt back to previous page |
| 1957 | Born in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| 1976 – 1982 | Studies leading to undergraduate degree in economics and management, University of Constance |
| 1982 – 1994 | Research assistant, Department of Economics, University of Siegen |
| 1987 | Dr.rer.pol. in Economics, University of Siegen |
| 1994 | Postdoctoral Lecture Degree (Habilitation) in Economics, University of Siegen |
| 1994 – 1998 | Professor of Economic Theory, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University, Bonn |
| 1998 – 2001 | Professor of Applied Monetary Economics, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt |
| 1998 – 2002 | Director, Center for Financial Studies, Frankfurt |
| 2001 – 2004 | Professor of International Economics, University of Cologne |
| 2002 – 2004 | Member of the German Council of Economic Experts |
| Present Positions | |
| 2004 – | President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, responsible for the Bank´s Communications Department, the Economics Department and the Research Centre; Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank; Governor of the International Monetary Fund; Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements |
| 2009 – | Member of the steering committee of the Financial Stability Board |
| Selected Research Affiliations and Advisory Contracts | |
| 1992 - 1993 | Visiting fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC |
| 1994 / 1997 | Visiting fellow, International Monetary Fund, Research Department, Washington, DC |
| 1996 - 1998 | Research Consultant, Österreichische Nationalbank, Vienna, Austria |
