Desmond Lachman
Desmond Lachman | |
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| Born | 1948 South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, author, financial analyst |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Known for | Senior advisor and Deputy Director at the International Monetary Fund; Managing Director and Chief Emerging Market Strategist at Salomon Smith Barney; Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University |
Desmond Lachman (b. 1948) is an economist and author originally from South Africa, known for his extensive career in finance and economic policy. He held the position of senior advisor at the International Monetary Fund from 1984 to 1994, followed by his role as Deputy Director there between 1994 and 1996. Subsequently, he was Managing Director and Chief Emerging Market Strategist at Salomon Smith Barney from 1996 until 2003. Since 2003, Lachman has been a Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Additionally, he has served as an adjunct professor at both Johns Hopkins University in 2009 and Georgetown University in 2010.
Lachman earned distinction for his precise predictions regarding Argentina's debt default and his foresight into the global credit crisis alongside Eurozone sovereign debt challenges. His anticipatory analyses were notably acknowledged by Paul Blustein in 2016 for their accuracy.
He frequently authors opinion articles for leading financial publications such as the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg. His commentary also appears in more general media outlets including The Hill, U.S. News, Fox News, and CNN. Lachman is often featured in interviews on emerging market topics by Barron's, CNBC, and the Economist. Moreover, he provides economic insights for national platforms such as USA Today, BBC News, and NPR.
In 2011, BBC's Newsnight recognized Lachman's depiction of 10-year euro bond yields as their "Chart of the Year," underscoring his prominence among influential economists.
Published works
- Challenges to the Swedish Welfare State (1995), International Monetary Fund
- Economic Policies for a New South Africa (1992), International Monetary Fund
See also
External links
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- 1948 births
- 20th-century South African economists
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- University of the Witwatersrand alumni
- International Monetary Fund people
- South African financial analysts
- 21st-century South African economists
- Citigroup people
- Georgetown University faculty
- Johns Hopkins University faculty
- Living people