Jean-Pierre Roth
Jean-Pierre Roth (born 1946) is a Swiss banker who served as chairman of the Swiss National Bank from 1 March 2006 until 31 December 2009.
He joined the Swiss National Bank in 1979, working in Zürich and Bern. He became vice-chairman of the governing board in 1996. In 2001, he became chairman of the governing board.
He is currently the governor of the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Switzerland and chairman of the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel.
He also is a director of Nestlé and the Swatch Group.[1]
Roth has been credited with the measures taken to restore public confidence in the Swiss banking system[2] and blamed for destroying the Swiss franc.[3] Although he certainly had input into the measures implemented by the Swiss banking system and the Swiss government, he certainly did not single-handedly do either.
[edit] Education
He received a doctorate in economics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. He pursued postdoctoral studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
[edit] Personal life
Roth is married and has three children. In 2009, he took an early retirement. He and his wife live in Geneva.
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