Ardo Hansson

Ardo Hillar Hansson (born 15 July 1958) is an Estonian economist. He was the Governor of Bank of Estonia from 2012 to 2019. He previously worked as a senior economist at the World Bank for several European countries, and chief of its Economic Policy Unit in China. He was one of three committeemen who were responsible for transitioning Estonia from the Soviet ruble to the Estonian kroon in 1992.

Early life and academia Ardo Hansson was born in Chicago on 15 July 1958 to Estonian parents. He attended Semiahmoo Secondary School.

Hansson attended the University of British Columbia from 1976 to 1980, where he received a bachelor's degree in economics. He was then hired by the university as a research assistant and worked there until 1982 when he began studying at Harvard University. Sachs arranged for Hansson to work at the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) in Europe. International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors