Isabelle MATEOS Y LAGO

Bio

Isabelle Mateos y Lago is Group Chief Economist at BNP Paribas. She has over 25 years’ experience in international economics, finance and public policy. Isabelle began her career in France at the Inspection Générale des Finances before joining the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where she held key positions in the Asia, Europe and Strategy departments, as well as at the Executive Board and as advisor to IMF Management. In 2015, she joined BlackRock where she stayed until 2024 serving in different roles notably Chief Macro Investment Strategist at the BlackRock Investment Institute, Global Head of the Official Institutions Group, and Chief Markets Strategist in the Financial and Strategic Investors Group, alongside serving as a member of the firm’s Geopolitical Risk Steering Committee. Isabelle is a member of the Board of the Euro 50 think tank, and associate fellow of the Center For Economic Policy Research (CEPR), both leading European economic think tanks. She earned degrees from Sciences Po Paris and Cambridge University (Economics) and is an alumna of École Nationale d’Administration (ENA).