Adrian Alter

Currently serving as the IMF Resident Representative and Head of Office in Ghana, I lead the Fund’s engagement with the authorities, development partners, private sector, civil society, and the media. Building on more than a decade at the Fund since joining through the Economist Program in 2013, I have developed strong policy judgment and analytical expertise across advanced, emerging, and frontier economies. My experience spans major assignments, including Tunisia’s program negotiations, Canada’s Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), and Serbia’s Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI). Most recently, I have played a central role in Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) program reviews and am well positioned to help steer the next phase of engagement. In particular, I will ensure that the transition from the ECF to the new PCI is effectively communicated, well understood by key stakeholders, and successfully implemented to sustain reform momentum and macroeconomic stability.

Beyond country work, I have led complex analyses to flagship IMF publications such as the Global Financial Stability Report and Regional Economic Outlooks for sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. In these roles, I have supervised small teams, mentored junior economists and research assistants, and helped shape the Fund’s policy thinking on macro-financial issues (e.g., the iMaPP database on macroprudential policies and the integrated policy framework). Prior to joining the IMF, I held positions at the European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, and UBS Investment Bank, gaining valuable experience in both public and private sector financial institutions.

I hold a PhD in economics and a master’s degree in finance, and I further enhanced my expertise by attending the 2016 Program on Financial Stability at Yale’s School of Management. My research agenda centers on macro-financial topics, including monetary and macroprudential policies, corporate finance, and the bank-sovereign nexus.