Dr. Jean-Pierre Roth
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Jean-Pierre Roth was born on 28 April 1946; he is a citizen of Saxon, Canton of Valais. After completing his studies in economics at the University of Geneva, Jean-Pierre Roth worked towards a doctoral degree (thesis: "La politique monétaire suisse, son efficacité en changes fixes et flottants") at the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales (The Graduate Institute of International Studies), Geneva. He was subsequently awarded a bursary by the Swiss National Science Foundation to pursue postdoctoral studies in the United States (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Following his return to Switzerland, Jean-Pierre Roth held lectureships at the University of Geneva and at the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales. Jean-Pierre Roth joined the Swiss National Bank's economic staff in 1979. During more than fifteen years he worked in various sectors of the Bank in Berne and Zurich. On 1 May 1996, the Federal Government nominated Jean-Pierre Roth Vice-Chairman of the Governing Board and head of Department II (capital market, banknotes, business relations with the Confederation, administration of gold holdings) in Berne. Effective from 1 January 2001, he was appointed chairman of the Governing Board and head of Department I of the Swiss National Bank (International Affairs Division, Economic Division, Legal and Administrative Division) in Zurich. Jean-Pierre Roth is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel and governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Switzerland in Washington. Jean-Pierre Roth is married to Floriane Tognetti and has three children; he lives in Muri near Berne.
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