| PROFESSIONAL |
|
2003-present |
Division
Chief, Southeastern I Division, European Department, IMF (Croatia, FYR
Macedonia, Kosovo). Head of IMF teams to Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Balkan Regional Coordinator
and IMF representative to the Working Level Steering Group of the G8 and the
Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe. |
| November 2002 - June 2003 |
Special Adviser, Greek Presidency of the EU. Seconded from the International Monetary Fund to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, to advise the
Greek Presidency on EU relations with Russia and the Western Balkans. Developed,
jointly with the Commission, the EU's "Wider Europe" policy framework.
Presidency's chief negotiator for the reform of EU's Staff Rules, regulating
hiring, careers, pay, and pensions for 20,000 EU officials. |
| 1999-02 |
Advisor, Immediate Office, European I Department (EU1), IMF. Head of IMF teams to Austria, Kosovo, Slovenia, and Cyprus. Member of EU1 team liaising with the EU Commission on EU enlargement. IMF
representative to the Working Level Steering Group of the G8. Senior Budget Manager for EU1. |
| 1996 - 99 |
IMF Resident Representative in Latvia & Estonia. Monitoring and coordinating with the country authorities policy implementation under the IMF Stand-by arrangements; coordinating technical assistance; and maintaining a high public profile for the IMF. |
| 1993 - 96 |
Senior Economist, Southern I Division, European I Department. Country responsibilities:
Italy: Fiscal policy, budgetary procedures and expenditure control, pensions, labor market.
Greece : Fiscal policy, debt dynamics, exchange rate policy, domestic debt market.
Cyprus : Head of annual IMF Article IV Consultation mission. |
| 1990 - 93 |
Economist, Eastern Division, European I Department. Country responsibilities:
Bulgaria : Monetary and exchange rate policy, Paris Club and London Club debt negotiations.
Romania: Introduction of market-based monetary policy instruments, monetary program. |
| 1988 - 90 |
Economist,
Economist Program, IMF. Pakistan (1989-90); Côte
d Ivoire and Benin (1988-89). |
| OTHER EXPERIENCE |
|
2001 - 03 |
There.com. Member, Business
Advisory Council |
| 1985 - 87 |
Columbia Journal of World Business. Editor. |
| 1985 - 88 |
Columbia College and School of International Affairs, Columbia University. Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in macroeconomics. |
| 1985 - 86 |
Development Research Department, World Bank. Consultant on a project on labor markets in developing countries. |
| PUBLICATIONS |
| |
List of publications attached. |
| EDUCATION |
| 1988 |
Ph.D. in Economics, Columbia University. The macroeconomics of segmented labor markets. |
| 1986 |
M.Phil. in Economics, Columbia University. Fields: International Economics, Public Finance. |
| 1984 |
M.A. in Economics, Columbia University. |
| 1983 |
B.A. Magna cum laude in Economics, University of Athens. |
| PERSONAL |
| Born in Athens, Greece, in 1960. Greek national. Married with two daughters.
Languages: Greek (native); English, Italian, French.
Hobbies: Squash, riding, flying. |
