I am a professor of finance and economics at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and I hold a joint appointment in the Economics Department of the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. I am an NBER Research Associate (IFM Program), a CEPR Research Fellow (IMF Programme), and an ABFER Fellow. I currently serve as Associate Editor at the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking and the Journal of International Money and Finance, and as Advisory Board Member at the Journal of Geoeconomics.  

In 2024, I was a Houblon-Norman and George Fellow at the Bank of England. I have also been a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve and the Bank for International Settlements. Previously, I held research and policy positions at the International Monetary Fund (Economist and Senior Economist: 1998-2008) and the Inter-American Development Bank (Lead Economist and Principal Economist: 2008-2013).

My research focuses on international finance, macroeconomics, and macrofinance. It has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Monetary Economics, AEJ: Macroeconomics, and the Review of Financial Studies. 

I regularly contribute to VoxEU.org and have written for FT Alphaville and FT BeyondBrics. I am a member of the Academic Board of Advisors of Factor Investing Group. I am a recipient of the Young Leader Award from the Council for the United States and Italy.