Bio

Manuel A. Muñoz is a Manager in the Digital Pound Project at the Bank of England. Currently, he is also an Advisor at the BIS. Prior to that, he served as Senior Lead at the European Central Bank (2020 - 2023) and as Senior Adviser to the Minister of Economy (and Deputy-Prime Minister) at the Spanish Ministry of Economy (2017 - 2020). He has held various roles at different departments of the Spanish Treasury, including those of Head of Service, Senior Adviser in the Office of the Secretary General, and FSAP Coordinator. He has been a member of the Financial Innovation Network (FSB), the Analytical Group on Vulnerabilities or AGV Group (FSB), the Expert Group on Banking, Payments and Insurance (European Commission), and the Expert Group on Barriers to the Free Movement of Capital (European Commission). He has been the Chair of the Workstream on the macroeconomic and financial stability implications of a digital euro in the ECB - EC Contact Group on a Digital Euro.

He holds a PhD in Economics and Finance (UCM, UV, UPV and UCLM) and a MSc in Specialized Economic Analysis (Barcelona School of Economics). He graduated in Economics at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He is a member of the Cuerpo Superior de Técnicos Comerciales y Economistas del Estado (Senior Corps of Spanish State Economists and Trade Experts) and of the “la Caixa” Fellowship Association. His research interests are in the fields of macroeconomics, monetary economics, banking and digital money & payments.

Email: Manuel.Munoz@bankofengland.co.uk 

Address: Threadneedle St, London EC2R 8AH, United Kingdom.