Alicia Garcia-Herrero

Chief Economist, Asia Pacific at Natixis

Speaker

Alicia García Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis. She also serves as
Senior Fellow at the Brussels-based European think-tank BRUEGEL and non-resident
Research Fellow at Madrid-based political think tank Real Instituto Elcano. She is currently
Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Alicia is a
Member of the Council of Advisors on Economic Affairs to the Spanish Government, an
advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR) and member of
advisory board of the Berlin-based MERICS.

In previous years, Alicia held the following positions: Chief Economist for Emerging Markets
at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Member of the Asian Research Program at the
Bank of International Settlements (BIS), Head of the International Economy Division of the
Bank of Spain, Member of the Counsel to the Executive Board of the European Central Bank,
Head of Emerging Economies at the Research Department at Banco Santander, and
Economist at the International Monetary Fund. In addition, Alicia has always combines her
professional career with academia, having served as visiting Professor for John Hopkins
University, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai and Carlos III
University in Madrid.