Maria J Nieto

Maria J Nieto serves as a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, leveraging her multifaceted career across central banking (Banco de España), international financial institutions (ECB, IMF), and government advisory roles. Her expertise centers on financial stability, economic policy, and climate-risk integration within financial systems, with recent work guiding regulatory frameworks for climate-conscious financial policies.

Her academic foundation includes:

• PhD cum laude in Chemistry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
• MBA in Finance, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Dr. Nieto's research pioneers scenario-based climate-risk analysis for financial stability, examining EU sustainability regulations for financial/non-financial corporates and transition policies for climate adaptation. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges physical science (climate modeling) and financial economics to develop actionable frameworks for central banks and regulators, emphasizing how nature-related risks propagate through financial networks.

Her recognition includes:

• Ramón Areces scholarship

She actively shapes policy through the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), co-developing climate risk scenarios and contributing to the nature-related risks task force. Her advisory leadership extends to the Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Journal of Financial Regulation, and Central Banking Training Advisory Board, while her scholarship appears in the Journal of Banking and Finance and Journal of Financial Stability.

Dr. Nieto's institutional impact spans eight years as a Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta visiting scholar (financial integration/safety nets), three years forecasting euro-area economies at the ECB, IMF technical assistance across ten years, and critical roles in Spain's euro-entry negotiations and presidential advisory.