Olivier GARNIER

Bio

Olivier Garnier is Chief Executive at the Banque de France, where he oversees statistics, economic and monetary studies, and international relations. He is a member of the Eurosystem’s Monetary Policy Committee and various international committees (BIS, OECD, etc.). Before joining the Banque de France in 2017, he held various positions within the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, notably as Economic Advisor to the Director of the Treasury (1992-1994) and then to the Minister of Finance (1994-1997). He was also part of the team of economists at the US Federal Reserve Board (1990-1992). Between 1998 and 2017, he then held various positions within the Société Générale Group, appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Société Générale Asset Management, then as Chief Economist and member of the Group Management Committee. since June 2021, he is President of the French Association of Economic Science (AFSE). He was a member of the Economic Analysis Council from 2002 to 2012. He is a graduate of the École Polytechnique, E.N.S.A.E, and Paris-Dauphine University.