Frank Smets

Frank Smets is an Adviser in the Counsel to the Executive Board at the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany, and a part-time Professor of Economics at Ghent University's Department of Economics in Belgium. His roles include leading the ECB's DG Economics from 2017 to 2022, serving as Secretary for Monetary Policy of the ECB's Governing Council, and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee. He coordinated the ECB's monetary policy strategy review as project office chair.

His research focuses on monetary economics and applied macroeconomics, with recent work accessible via his linked publications. He holds dual institutional affiliations and maintains active contact through UGent and ECB addresses.