Martin Schlegel

Martin Schlegel is Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB). He graduated in economics from the University of Zurich in 2003 and received his doctorate from the University of Basel in 2009. Since joining the SNB in 2003 he has held multiple positions, including Head of Foreign Exchange and Gold. The Federal Council appointed him Member of the SNB’s Governing Board in 2018, Vice Chairman in 2022, and Chairman of the Governing Board in 2024. He is Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Switzerland and a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel. He represents Switzerland in the Plenary and the Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), and is Chair of the FSB’s Standing Committee on Budget and Resources (SCBR). In 2024, Martin Schlegel was elected Chairman of the Foundation Board of the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies (ICMB) in Geneva.