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The Financial Stability Board: Unlocking the Black BoxHigh-Level Panel on the Governance of the Financial Stability Board
Amar Bhattacharya
Head of G24 Secretariat
Amar Bhattacharya is Director of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G-24). The G24 was established in 1971 as a representative body of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of developing countries with the objective of helping to articulate and support the position of developing countries in the discussions of the IMF, World Bank and other relevant fora. Mr. Bhattacharya is therefore closely involved in the ongoing discussions on the impact of and responses to the global economic and financial crisis, including the reform of the Bretton Woods institutions. Prior to taking up his current position, Mr. Bhattacharya had a long-standing career in the World Bank. His last position was as Senior Advisor and Head of the International Policy and Partnership Group in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network of the World Bank. In this capacity, he was advisor to the President and Senior Management and focal point for the Bank’s engagement with key international groupings and institutions such as the G7/G8, G20, IMF, OECD and the Commonwealth Secretariat, including on the reform of the aid as well as international financial architecture. He has published widely in both fields. Mr. Bhattacharya is an Indian national who completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Delhi and at Brandeis University and his graduate study at Princeton University. Mr. Bhattacharya is a member of the Board of Directors of New Rules for Global Finance Coalition.