Isabel Schnabel

Isabel Schnabel is a prominent economist and currently serves as a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) since 2020. She holds a professorship in Financial Economics at the University of Bonn (on leave since 2020). She earned her Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) from the University of Mannheim in 2003 and earlier degrees from Mannheim, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on banking stability, central banking, international finance, and economic history, with notable contributions to systemic risk analysis and financial crisis management. Schnabel has held leadership roles in institutions like the Council of Economic Experts (2014–2019) and the European Systemic Risk Board. She is a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has received prestigious awards for her research and teaching. Her work emphasizes policy-relevant insights into banking regulation, financial integration, and crisis prevention.

• Education:
  • Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.), University of Mannheim, 2003
  • Diploma in Economics, University of Mannheim, 1998
  • Studies at University of Mannheim, Université Paris 1, and UC Berkeley (1992–1998)
• Research Interests:
  • Bank Stability & Regulation
  • Central Banking Policies
  • Financial Crises (Historical and Contemporary)
  • Law and Economics of Financial Markets
• Awards:
  • CEPR Prize for Service to Economic Policymaking (2024)
  • World Economic Prize (2024)
  • Gustav Stolper Prize (2018)
• Key Activities:
  • Member of Policy Advisory Council, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE (2024–present)
  • Co-Chair, Franco-German Council of Economic Experts (2019)