José was appointed to Standard Chartered PLC in October 2016 and became Group Chairman in December 2016. He also chairs the Governance and Nomination Committee. José was appointed Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank in April 2019.
José has substantial experience in the international regulatory arena and has exceptional understanding of the economic, financial and political dynamics of our markets and of global trade, and a deep and broad network of decision-makers in the jurisdictions in our footprint.
José was most recently the Financial Counsellor and the Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and was responsible for the oversight and direction of the IMF’s monetary and financial sector work. He was the IMF’s chief spokesman on financial matters, including global financial stability. During his tenure, José was a member of the Plenary and Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board, playing a key role in the reform of international financial regulation. Prior to the IMF, Jose began his career as an economist and as a member of the faculty at Stanford University, before going to the Central Bank of Spain, where he was the Deputy Governor. José has held many other board and advisory positions including chair of Spain’s Deposit Guarantee Fund, chair of the International Relations Committee at the European Central Bank, member of the Economic and Financial Committee of the European Union, and chair of the Working Group on Institutional Investors at the Bank for International Settlements.
He has a Doctorate (Ph.D) in Economics from Harvard and a Masters in Economics from the London School of Economics.
José is Co-Chair of the United Nations’ Alliance of Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) and a board member of the Institute of International Finance (IIF). He is also a member of the board of directors of the Bretton Woods Committee, member of the Advisory Council of CityUK, member of the World Economic Forum’s Community of Chairpersons and board member of the Social Progress Initiative.
Board members and chief information officers must communicate effectively in order to build an effective cybersecurity culture across their organization.
貿易政策の刷新は喫緊の課題だ。新型コロナウイルスのパンデミック（世界的大流行）は、国内外での不平等を拡大させた。近年の記録的な猛暑は、手遅れになる前に気候危機に対処しなければならないという現実を改めて私たちに突き付けている。デジタル化は、商品やサービスの新しい提供方法を生み出しているが、一方で、そのリスクや規制という新たな問題を投げかけている。
新冠肺炎疫情加剧了各国内部和各国之间的不平等状况。近期多地爆发了热浪，规模可谓史无前例，这提醒我们必须尽快应对气候危机，否则为时已晚。数字化催生了配送商品、提供服务的新方式，但同时也围绕风险和监管引发了新的问题。
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