Signe Krogstrup
Signe Krogstrup | |
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| Born | January 25, 1972 Denmark |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Governor at Danmarks Nationalbank |
Signe Krogstrup (born 25 January 1972) is a prominent Danish economist currently serving as one of the three governors at Danmarks Nationalbank, the central bank of Denmark. Her professional background includes roles at the Swiss National Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Early life and education
Krogstrup completed her MSc in economics at the University of Copenhagen in 1999, followed by a PhD in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland in 2003.
Career
Between 2002 and 2004, Krogstrup held the position of Associate Economic Affairs Officer at the UN-ESCWA based in Beirut. She then worked at the Graduate Institute in Geneva from 2004 until 2007. In 2008, she joined the Swiss National Bank as an adviser to the vice-governor, advancing to senior economist by 2010 and subsequently becoming assistant director and deputy head of monetary policy analysis in 2011.
During 2012–13, she contributed as an external expert to Denmark’s Committee on Systemically Important Financial Institutions. From August 2015 through April 2016, she was a visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Her tenure at the IMF in Washington, D.C. spanned from 2015 to 2019.
Krogstrup was appointed Assistant Governor and Head of Economics and Monetary Policy at Danmarks Nationalbank on 1 June 2019. In November 2020, she advanced to become one of the three members on the bank’s Board of Governors, succeeding Hugo Frey Jensen.
Other activities
- Member of the Board of Trustees, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Personal life
Krogstrup is married and has two children, born in 2005 and 2008 respectively.