Axel A. Weber
 |
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (February 2011) |
| Axel A. Weber | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| 7th President of the German Bundesbank | |
| In office 30 April 2004 – 30 April 2011 |
|
| Preceded by | Ernst Welteke |
| Succeeded by | Jens Weidmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1957 Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Siegen University of Konstanz |
| Occupation | Economist |
Axel Alfred Weber (born 8 March 1957 in Kusel) is a German economist, professor and banker. He teaches at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a board member and prospective chairman of UBS. He was president of the Deutsche Bundesbank and a member of the European Central Bank Governing Council from 30 April 2004 to 30 April 2011.
Contents |
[edit] Education
Weber studied economics and public administration at the University of Konstanz from 1976 to 1982, graduating with a degree (Diplom) in economics.
[edit] Career
From 1982 to 1988 Weber worked as research assistant in the field of monetary economics at the University of Siegen and was awarded a Doctorate in 1987. After gaining his Habilitation at the University Siegen, in 1994 he was appointed Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Bonn and in 1998 he moved to the Goethe University Frankfurt (where he remains a member of the Advisory Board). He was also the Director of the Center for Financial Studies in Frankfurt am Main. In 2001 he was appointed Professor of International Economics at the University of Cologne, and from 2002 to 2004 he was a Member of the German Council of Economic Experts. From October 2002 he was a member of the expert advisory panel to the Deutsche Bundesbank. Weber was also on the Board of Directors for the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
[edit] Bundesbank
Weber was appointed President of the Deutsche Bundesbank and a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank on 30 April 2004. On 9 February 2011 Weber announced that he would be resigning his chairmanship of the Bundesbank, effective 30 April 2011 (which was a year earlier than the expiry of his term of office). The move was seen as throwing open the candidacy for president of the European Central Bank to others to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet starting 1 November 2011.[1]
[edit] University of Chicago
As visiting professor, Weber will teach two three-hour sessions of the course “Central Banking: Theories and Facts” on Mondays, fall 2011.[2] He attended the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Economic Policy Symposium in Moran near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, summer 2011.[3]
[edit] UBS
Weber was appointed to the board of the Swiss bank UBS starting from 3 May 2012 (subject to shareholder vote), and he will be chairman of the bank after Kaspar Villiger's retirement in 2013.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Randow, Jana. "Weber Throws ECB Race Open by Ruling Out Second Bundesbank Term". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-09/weber-throws-ecb-race-open-as-he-signals-no-second-term-as-bundesbank-head.html. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Reddy, Sudeep,"Axel Weber’s MBA Course ‘Draws Heavily from Current Events’", Wall Street Journal blog, July 19, 2011 8:48 am EDT. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ "From left, Axel A. Weber, professor ..." with Yves Mersch, Luc Coene, photo/caption; Yahoo! News, Aug. 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ Logutenkova, Elena. "Axel Weber to Succeed UBS Chairman Villiger in 2013 After Bundesbank Role". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-01/axel-weber-to-be-nominated-for-election-to-ubs-board-to-succeed-villiger.html. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
[edit] External links
|
|||||||||||||
  |
This German biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
