Economist; BSc, University of Brasilia; PhD, University of Illinois. Formerly: Deputy Governor for Financial System Regulation and Bank Licensing, Central Bank of Brazil; Senior Adviser to the Board, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC. Since January 2011, Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil. Since 2013: Member of the Board of Directors, Bank for International Settlements; Co-Chair, Financial Stability Board Regional Group of the Americas; Chairman of the Board of Governors, Center for Latin American Monetary Studies.