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Another
measure of IDEAglobals' importance within the industry
has been the firm's ability to attract the high caliber
expertise of Professor Doctor Helmut Schlesinger,
former president of the Bundesbank, Mr.Ng Kok Song,
Managing Director of the Government of Singapore Investment
Corporation. The
role of the IDEAglobal Advisory Board is twofold.
First, the board provides long-term guidance on markets
and economic trends to IDEAglobal's senior economists,
strengthening the depth and credibility of forecasts.
Second, and perhaps more importantly, through its
experience, contacts, and participation in IDEAglobal's
conferences, the board acts as a bridge between global
policy makers and the financial markets.
Helmut Schlesinger
Professor Schlesinger joined IDEAglobal's advisory
board in May 1995. He was formerly the president of
the Deutsche Bundesbank and was chairman of the Central
Bank Council from 1991 to 1993. Prior to that, Professor
Schlesinger served in a variety of positions, including
head of the research and statistics department, member
of the board, and deputy president of the Deutsche
Bundesbank. He also served as deputy chairman of the
Central Bank Council, as well as a researcher at the
IFO Institute for Economic Research. Professor Schlesinger
received a doctorate in economics from the University
of Munich. He is currently an economic advisor to the German finance ministry.
Ng Kok Song
Mr. Ng, managing director of the Government of Singapore
Investment Corporation, joined the board in 1997.
At the GIC, Mr. Ng is responsible for global asset
allocation and global currency risk management, as
well as for the operations of the equities department,
bond department, foreign exchange unit, economics
department, and client services. He previously held
positions at the Monetary Authority of Singapore,
including director of the international department
and of the banking department.
Lord Nicholas Stern
Author of the seminal Review on the Economics of Climate Change and
former Chief Economist at the World Bank, currently the IG Patel
Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of
Economics, heading a new India Observatory within the LSE's
Asia Research Centre and also a Visiting Fellow of Nuffield College,
Oxford. He was Adviser to the UK Government on the Economics
of Climate Change and Development, reporting to the Prime Minister from 2003-2007.
Professor Lord Desai
Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai was born on 10th July, 1940
in Baroda, India. He studied at the University of Bombay,
and wrote his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. On
30 April 1991, he was created Lord Desai of St Clement Danes.
Lord Desai has taught at the London School of Economics since
1965, he was made a Professor of Economics in 1983, and he
established the Centre for the study of Global Governance in
1992. He joined the IDEAglobal Advisory Board in 2006.
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