Előd Takáts

Előd Takáts is the Deputy Head of Secretariat of the Committee on the Global Financial System at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Prior to this role, he served as Adviser to the Deputy General Manager of the BIS. Taking a leave from the BIS, Előd was elected Rector of Corvinus University of Budapest, his alma mater, where he spearheaded an ambitious reform agenda that impacted over 13,000 individuals. Between 2009 and 2021, he held increasingly senior roles at the BIS, contributing to high-level central bank meetings and to the Basel III reform process. Before joining the BIS, Előd built a career at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), working across multiple departments and countries, with his last assignment focusing on China. In addition to his policy work, he holds a visiting professorship at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), allowing him to bridge the worlds of academia and policy work. Előd earned his PhD in financial economics from Princeton University.

• Finance
• International economics
• Monetary policy