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Andrea M Maechler

Andréa M Maechler

Deputy General Manager

Andréa M Maechler became Deputy General Manager of the BIS on 1 September 2023.

Ms Maechler was a member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) from 2015 until 2023. At the SNB, she was responsible for the Money Market and Foreign Exchange, Asset Management, Banking Operations and Information Technology portfolios.

Prior to joining the SNB, she was Deputy Division Chief in the Global Markets Analysis Division of the International Monetary Fund. She has worked at other international organisations, including the European Systemic Risk Board and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

She was Chair of the Global Foreign Exchange Committee of central banks from December 2021 to June 2023. Ms Maechler has a PhD and a master's degree in International Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Diploma of Higher Studies (DES) in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.

All speeches (40)

All videos (13)

Video 25 Jun 2026
BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2026
Pablo Hernández de Cos, Andréa M Maechler and Frank Smets brief the media on the main messages of the Annual Economic Report.
Video 26 Jun 2025
BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2025
Agustín Carstens, Andréa M Maechler and Hyun Song Shin brief the media on the main messages of the Annual Economic Report.  
Video 23 Jun 2025
BIS media briefing - The next-generation monetary and financial system
Hyun Song Shin and Andréa M Maechler brief the media on the main messages of Chapter III of the Annual Economic Report 2025.
Video 15 Nov 2024
Financial services and gender: data, trends and progress in the EU and beyond
Andréa M Maechler participates in a panel about data, inclusion and the gender pay gap.
Video 9 Nov 2024
Closing - Climate risks, adaptation and mitigation: what do central banks make of their economic effects?
Green Swan Conference 2024, Closing event
Video 30 Jun 2024
Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture - Panel discussion 2024
Panel discussion moderated by Raghuram Rajan, Chairman of the Per Jacobsson Foundation.
Video 27 Jun 2024
BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2024
Agustín Carstens, Andréa M Maechler, Claudio Borio and Hyun Song Shin brief the media on the main messages of the Annual…
Video 7 May 2024
Keynote speech: Technology and inclusion in central banking
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Video 24 Apr 2024
Looking back, looking forward: the view from the top
This panel invites previous Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision and Committee Chairs to discuss their memories and…

All podcasts (6)

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Podcast 25 Jun 2026
BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2026
Pablo Hernández de Cos, Andréa M Maechler and Frank Smets brief the media on the main messages of the Annual Economic Report.
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Podcast 26 Jun 2025
BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2025
Agustín Carstens, Andréa M Maechler and Hyun Song Shin brief the media on the main messages of the Annual Economic Report. 
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Podcast 23 Jun 2025
BIS media briefing - The next-generation monetary and financial system
Hyun Song Shin and Andréa M Maechler brief the media on the main messages of Chapter III of the Annual Economic Report 2025.
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00:39:36
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Podcast 28 May 2025
The history of the BIS
The BIS marked its 95th anniversary in May 2025. Andréa M Maechler and Tobias Straumann talk about its origins and how its role…
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Podcast 9 Dec 2024
Price stability and trust in money
Andréa M Maechler explains why price stability matters for consumers, employers, and investors and how central banks provide…
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Podcast 21 Jul 2021
Women in central banking
"Diversity is about inclusion". This podcast episode is a compilation of excerpts from a livestreamed panel discussion on women…
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