Jacques de Larosière

Jacques Martin Henri de Larosière de Champfeu (; born 12 November 1929) is a French retired senior civil servant who served as the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1993 to 1998. He previously served as the Governor of the Bank of France from 1987 to 1993. Before that appointment, he was the sixth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1978 to 1987.

Early life and education De Larosière descends from Joseph Thebaud. He studied at Lycée Louis-le-Grand and Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris. He graduated from École nationale d'administration in 1958 and entered the elite French Finance Ministry internal inspectorate known as the Inspection générale des finances.

Career Career in government From 1965 to 1974, de Larosière worked at the within the French Finance Ministry. He then briefly joined the private office (cabinet) of Finance Minister Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and following the latter election as French President, was appointed Director of the French Treasury in 1974, a position he held for the next four years.

Career in international finance De Larosière served as the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 17 June 1978 to 15 January 1987.

From 1987 to 1993 he was the Governor of the Banque de France.

After successfully competing against Giuliano Amato, Leszek Balcerowicz and Henning Christophersen to become the European Union's nominee for the post, de Larosière became President of the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in September 1993. His appointment came in the wake of the scandals that led to the departure of the EBRD's first president, Jacques Attali. He left this position in 1998 after restoring the bank's reputation and credibility.

Later career In 1992 Larosière became a member of the Washington-based Group of Thirty. In 2000 he co-created Eurofi and became its co-chair together with , then sole chair from 2011 to 2016.

In the wake of the Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso asked de Larosière to lead a high-level group that in February 2009 produced a landmark report, known as the "De Larosière Report" and recommending a broad overhaul of the European Union financial regulatory architecture. The Report's suggestions were adopted in EU legislation enacted in 2010 that created the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority, and the European Systemic Risk Board.

As of 2021 he remains Chairman of the Strategic Committee of the French debt management office, the , and advisor to BNP Paribas.

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