Beatrice Weder di Mauro

Beatrice Weder di Mauro is a Professor of Economics at the University of Mainz and is a member of the German Council of Economic Experts.

As a result of her work at some of the world's leading institutions, she is recognised as a global authority on economic policy.

In June 2004 she was appointed a member of the German Council of Economic Experts which advises the German government on economic policy and economic development. She is the first woman and the first non-German to hold this position. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Roche.

Previously she worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank in Washington, and the OECD Development Centre.

From 2002-2004 she was a member of the Board of Macroeconomic Advisors of the Swiss Federation, advising the Swiss government on economic policy.


Her visiting positions include:-

- Federal Reserve Board of New York
- International Monetary Fund
- Harvard University
- United Nations University, Tokyo
- Centre for Financial Studies, Frankfurt.

She is an affiliate at Centre For Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London. She speaks English, German, Spanish and Italian.