Andreas (Andy) Jobst is Chief – Monetary Policy at the CBUAE (since mid-2023) and has more than two decades of experience in macroeconomic research, risk management and public policy. He co-chairs the Subgroup on Monetary Operations in the Network for Greening the Financial System and also advises the Islamic Financial Services Board and the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa.
Prior to his current role he was Global Head of Macroeconomic and Capital Markets Research at Allianz SE (2021-2023) after a long career as economist at the International Monetary Fund (2005-2021), where his last posting was Deputy Chief of the Advanced Economies Unit in the European Department. At the IMF, he also served as one of the main authors of the Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) and led the stress testing exercises (solvency/liquidity) as part of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP).
Mr. Jobst held senior positions as secondee during his time at the IMF, including as Adviser to the Managing Director and CFO of World Bank Group (2016-19) and Chief Economist and Deputy Director (Supervision) at the Bermuda Monetary Authority (2011-14). During this time, he was also involved in the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) as member of the Financial Stability Committee (FSC) and served as Vice-Chair of the Financial Stability Data Specialists Subcommittee (FSD).
In addition, Mr. Jobst worked at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Deutsche Bundesbank, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and Deutsche Bank (2002-2005).
Mr. Jobst holds a PhD from the London School of Economics (LSE) and was also educated at Oxford and Cambridge.
