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− | '''Thomas Jordan''' was | + | '''Thomas J. Jordan''' is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] economist and central banker.<ref name="bankgoverningboard">https://www.snb.ch/en/iabout/snb/hist/histbio/id/hist_bios_dm</ref> He is the chairman of the governing board of the [[Swiss National Bank]], chairman of the [[Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group]], a member of the board of directors of the [[Bank for International Settlements]], and a member of the steering committee of the [[Financial Stability Board]].<ref name=snbbio>http://www.snb.ch/en/ifor/media/cvs/id/snb_bodies_board/3 </ref><ref name=ftde>https://web.archive.org/web/20120112033043/http://www.ftd.de/unternehmen/finanzdienstleister/:neuer-snb-chef-der-denker-aus-der-zweiten-reihe/60152097.html |</ref><ref name=nyt>https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/business/global/swiss-central-bank-appoints-thomas-jordan-as-chairman.html?_r=0</ref> |
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+ | Jordan was born on 28 January 1963, in the city of [[Biel/Bienne]]. He studied [[economics]] and [[business studies]] at the [[University of Bern]], completing his degree in 1989 and his doctorate in 1993. He wrote a post-doctoral thesis, on the subject of [[European Monetary Union]] and predicting the [[sovereign debt crisis]] and also the [[bank failure]]s that eventually transpired, during three years he spent as a researcher at [[Harvard University]] in the [[United States]]. He was appointed a lecturer at the University of Bern in 1998, and an honorary professor in 2003.<ref name=snbbio/><ref name=ftde/> Between 2002 and 2007 he also taught at the [[University of Zurich]]. | ||
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+ | Jordan joined the Swiss National Bank as an economic advisor in 1997, and progressed through various roles. He joined the governing board as an alternate member in 2004 and became a full member in 2007. He was appointed chairman on 18 April 2012, following the resignation of [[Philipp Hildebrand]] from that role.<ref name=snbbio/><ref name=nyt/> | ||
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+ | Jordan represents Switzerland on the Board of Directors of the [[Bank for International Settlements]]<ref>http://www.bis.org/about/board.htm?m=1%7C2%7C2</ref> and on the [[Financial Stability Board]]]<ref>http://www.fsb.org/about/organisation-and-governance/members-of-the-steering-committee/</ref> as well as on the Board of Governors of the [[International Monetary Fund]]<ref>http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/memdir/members.aspx</ref>. | ||
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+ | In [[2017]] he received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Economics (WWZ) at the [[University of Basel]]. | ||
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+ | Jordan was also Vice President of the Federal Council's commission of experts on the subject of “Too Big to Fail” from 2009–2010. <ref>http://www.news.admin.ch/NSBSubscriber/message/attachments/17309.pdf</ref> | ||
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Swiss economist and central banker
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Thomas J. Jordan is a Swiss economist and central banker.[1] He is the chairman of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank, chairman of the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group, a member of the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements, and a member of the steering committee of the Financial Stability Board.[2][3][4]
Jordan was born on 28 January 1963, in the city of Biel/Bienne. He studied economics and business studies at the University of Bern, completing his degree in 1989 and his doctorate in 1993. He wrote a post-doctoral thesis, on the subject of European Monetary Union and predicting the sovereign debt crisis and also the bank failures that eventually transpired, during three years he spent as a researcher at Harvard University in the United States. He was appointed a lecturer at the University of Bern in 1998, and an honorary professor in 2003.[2][3] Between 2002 and 2007 he also taught at the University of Zurich.
Jordan joined the Swiss National Bank as an economic advisor in 1997, and progressed through various roles. He joined the governing board as an alternate member in 2004 and became a full member in 2007. He was appointed chairman on 18 April 2012, following the resignation of Philipp Hildebrand from that role.[2][4]
Jordan represents Switzerland on the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements[5] and on the Financial Stability Board][6] as well as on the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund[7].
In 2017 he received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Economics (WWZ) at the University of Basel.
Jordan was also Vice President of the Federal Council's commission of experts on the subject of “Too Big to Fail” from 2009–2010. [8]
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/2013 | 6 June 2013 | 9 June 2013 | Watford UK | The 2013 Bilderberg group meeting. |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2013 | 23 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity" |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2014 | 22 January 2014 | 25 January 2014 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World" |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2015 | 21 January 2015 | 24 January 2015 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by a lot of people. This page lists only the 261 "Public Figures". |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2016 | 20 January 2016 | 23 January 2016 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values". |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2017 | 17 January 2017 | 20 January 2017 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership." |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2019 | 22 January 2019 | 25 January 2019 | Switzerland | |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2020 | 21 January 2020 | 24 January 2020 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting. |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2023 | 16 January 2023 | 20 January 2023 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" |
References
- ↑ https://www.snb.ch/en/iabout/snb/hist/histbio/id/hist_bios_dm
- ↑ a b c http://www.snb.ch/en/ifor/media/cvs/id/snb_bodies_board/3
- ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20120112033043/http://www.ftd.de/unternehmen/finanzdienstleister/:neuer-snb-chef-der-denker-aus-der-zweiten-reihe/60152097.html |
- ↑ a b https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/business/global/swiss-central-bank-appoints-thomas-jordan-as-chairman.html?_r=0
- ↑ http://www.bis.org/about/board.htm?m=1%7C2%7C2
- ↑ http://www.fsb.org/about/organisation-and-governance/members-of-the-steering-committee/
- ↑ http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/memdir/members.aspx
- ↑ http://www.news.admin.ch/NSBSubscriber/message/attachments/17309.pdf