Roberto Campos Neto
Roberto Campos Neto | |
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| President of the Central Bank of Brazil | |
| Assumed office 28 February 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Ilan Goldfajn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberto de Oliveira Campos Neto 28 June 1969 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles California Institute of Technology |
Roberto de Oliveira Campos Neto (born 28 June 1969) is a Brazilian economist, former executive of Banco Santander, and current president of Central Bank of Brazil. He is the grandson of Brazilian politician and economist Roberto de Oliveira Campos.[1] "Neto" is not his surname, but a suffix that means grandson in Portuguese, and is used for those with the same name as their grandfather.
On 15 November 2018 Campos Neto was announced as the future President of the Central Bank of Brazil in the administration of Jair Bolsonaro.[2]
Early life and education[]
Campos Neto was born in 1969. His grandfather Roberto de Oliveira Campos was a planning minister in the tenure of President Castelo Branco, and previously helped to create the Brazilian Development Bank.[2]
Campos Neto studied economics and finance at UCLA, from which he received a bachelor's degree.[3] He holds two master's degrees, one in economics from UCLA and another in applied mathematics from Caltech.[4]
Career[]
From 1996 to 1999, Campos Neto worked at Banco Bozano Simonsen, and from 2000 to 2003, he headed Santander Brasil's department of international fixed income. In 2006 he was named the trading head of Santander, and in 2010 became the chief of treasury and regional and international markets of the bank.[2] Campos Neto is a close acquaintance of Paulo Guedes, the Economy minister.[1] On 26 February 2019, Campos Neto's appointment was approved by both Committee of Economic Affairs and the Federal Senate floor, with voting of 26–0 and 55–6, respectively.[5]
In January 2021, Campos Neto was elected as the "Central Bank President Of The Year" by the British magazine The Banker.[6]
Other activities[]
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)[7]
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)[8]
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References[]
- ^ a b Roberto Campos Neto é indicado para comandar o BC no governo Bolsonaro, G1, accessed 17 November 2018
- ^ a b c Roberto Campos Neto comandará Banco Central, Agência Brasil EBC, accessed 17 November 2018
- ^ Profile at Morningstar, accessed 17 November 2018
- ^ Reuters Finance profile, accessed 17 November 2018
- ^ "Plenário do Senado aprova indicação de Campos Neto para presidência do BC" (in Portuguese). Uol. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Roberto Campos Neto é eleito "presidente do BC do ano" por revista inglesa". Uol (in Portuguese). 2 January 2021.
- ^ Members International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- ^ Board of Governors World Bank.
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