Jean Lemierre

President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Thursday, February 16th, 2006, 4:00 - 5:15pm
Pendleton Room, Michigan Union

530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor

 

"1991-2006: 15 Years of Economic Transition as Viewed by the EBRD"

Jean Lemierre took up his position as President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on 3 July 2000.

Mr Lemierre, 55, has had a long and distinguished career in international finance. He was appointed Head of the Private Office of the Minister of Economy and Finance in May 1995 and Director of France's Treasury in October 1995.

He served as a member of the European Monetary Committee from 1995 to 1998, and prior to taking up his position at the EBRD was Chairman of the European Economic and Financial Committee and Chairman of the Paris Club. Previously he had served as Head of France's Internal Revenue Service, and Head of the Tax Policy Administration.

Mr Lemierre is a graduate of Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Economy) (1971). He earned a degree in law in 1972, and graduated from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration in 1976. He is married with three children.


The Citigroup Lectureship, which was established in 2000 to honor President Ford, brings a prominent policy practitioner to the International Policy Center and Ford School each year. Previous distinguished speakers in this program include former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers, Nobel Peace Prize Winner President Oscar Arias, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, and Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Joseph Stiglitz.