Juan Sole
Last Updated: June 13, 2021
Juan Solé currently heads the IMF’s Office in London, responsible for macro-financial surveillance and market intelligence gathering across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Before arriving in London in 2016, Juan Solé was responsible for running the IMF’s forecasts at the U.S. desk. Between 2010 and 2013, Juan was the IMF’s secondee to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) hosted by the BIS in Switzerland, where he assessed macro-financial vulnerabilities and helped develop policies to regulate shadow banks. He joined the Fund in 2003 and has participated in FSAPs, Article IV, and program missions in advanced and emerging economies, as well as been co-author of several GFSR chapters (one of which was featured in the front page of the Financial Times). Before joining the Fund, he worked in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1999-2002) and taught at the University of Minnesota (2002-2003).
Email: JSOLE@imf.org
Fluent In: Catalan, French, Spanish.
Education:
Ph.D. Economics, University of Minnesota, 2003.
M.A. International and Monetary Economics, Univ.of Minnesota, 2000.
M.Sc. Economics and Finance, CEMFI, Spain, 1997.
B. A. Economics and Management, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain, 1995.
I.F.Q. (Islamic Finance Qualification), Securities and Investment Institute, UK, 2008.