Fritzi Köhler-Geib

Prof. Dr. Fritzi Köhler-Geib, born in 1978 in Bonn, Germany, serves as a Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank since November 2024, overseeing Information Technology, Data and Statistics, Risk Control, and the Research Centre. She concurrently holds an Honorary Professorship at Goethe University Frankfurt.

Her research interests include:

• Financial Economics
• Monetary Policy
• Development Economics
• Risk Management
• Central Banking
• Data Science

Professional experience encompasses:

• 2019–2024: Chief Economist and First Vice President, Economics Department, KfW Banking Group
• 2017–2019: Lead Economist and Programme Leader, Central America, World Bank
• 2012–2017: Senior Economist, Macro Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank
• 2008–2012: Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, World Bank
• 2008: Research Consultant, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
• 2000–2007: Economist roles across Germany, Switzerland, and USA

Educational background:

• 2008: PhD in Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich and Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
• 2002: Licenciate in Economics, University of St. Gallen
• 2002: CEMS Master in International Management, HEC Paris/University of Michigan/University of St. Gallen

Advisory roles:

• Board of Trustees, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
• Board of Trustees, Hessischer Kreis
• Scientific Advisory Board, IBF – Institute for Banking and Financial History

Leading the Bundesbank's Research Centre, she integrates economic research with central banking operations, focusing on technological innovation and financial stability frameworks.