Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has appointed Erik Berglof as the bank’s first chief economist.
According to AIIB, he will set the vision and strategy for the economics department and lead the planning, implementation and supervision of its work plan in support of the bank’s mandate to foster sustainable economic development by investing in an inclusive and sustainable Asia.
“I welcome this opportunity to contribute to AIIB’s vision of a prosperous Asia and its mission of financing infrastructure for tomorrow,” said Berglof. “I look forward to applying my years of experience to support AIIB’s firm commitment to financial, economic, environmental and social sustainability and a multilateral approach to development finance.”
Prior to joining AIIB, Berglof was director of the institute of global affairs, London school of economics, where he launched the LSE global policy lab. For nine years prior to that, Berglof served as chief economis
