Tatiana Fic
PhD Director,
Central Banks and Public Policy,
World Gold Council
Tatiana was formerly a Research Fellow at the UK National Institute of Economic and Social Research, working on projects related to the work of the United Nations and the European Commission. Prior to that, she held various positions at the National Bank of Poland, including as Head of the Macroeconomic Projections Division. Tatiana holds an MSc in Quantitative Methods and Information Systems, an MSc in Finance and Banking, and a PhD in Economics from the Warsaw School of Economics.
Kurtulus Taskale Diamondopoulos
Director,
Central Banks and Public Policy,
World Gold Council
Kurtulus was formerly the Deputy Director of the FX Transactions Division, Markets Department of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. Kurtulus worked at the central bank for 25 years holding various positions within the Markets Department as a reserve and risk management professional. She holds a BA degree in Economics from Middle East Technical University and an MA in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University, Boston, USA.
Shaokai Fan
Director,
Central Banks and Public Policy,
World Gold Council
Shaokai was formerly an International Economist at the U.S. Treasury Department. He went on to focus on promoting the renminbi as an international reserve currency amongst central banks at Standard Chartered Bank prior to joining the World Gold Council. Shaokai holds a BA in Finance and Economics from New York University and a Master’s of Public Administration from Columbia University and the London School of Economics.
Jennifer Johnson-Calari
Advisor,
World Gold Council
Principal, JJC Advisory
Jennifer Johnson-Calari worked closely with central banks and sovereign wealth funds in building their investment management operations with the World Bank’s Reserves Advisory Management Program (RAMP) from 20002013. Jennifer currently heads JJC Advisory, where she continues to provide expertise to official institutions.
Isabelle Strauss-Kahn
Advisor,
World Gold Council
Former Lead Financial Officer, World Bank
Former Markets Operations Director, Banque de France
Isabelle Strauss-Kahn is a consultant, expert in financial issues, particularly governance, policies and asset management. She also is the Treasurer of the Paris Advanced Studies Institute. She worked at the World Bank Treasury (Lead Financial Officer: 2008-2018), the Banque de France (Market Operations Director: 2003-08; Deputy: 1999-2003; Head of Risk Management: 1995-99) and the Bank for International Settlements (Head of Middle Office: 1990-95). She received her MBA in France and graduated in Economics at the University of Chicago. She is a Board member of non-profit organisations.