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==Education==
==Education==
Weber was born in [[Kusel]], Germany.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.whoswho.de/bio/axel-weber.html|title=Axel Weber - Biografie WHO'S WHO|website=www.whoswho.de|access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref> He studied [[economics]] and [[public administration]] at the [[University of Constance]] from 1976 to 1982, graduated with a master's degree (''[[Diplom]]'') in economics.<ref name="Prof. Dr. Axel Weber erhält die Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Konstanz">{{cite web|title=Prof. Dr. Axel Weber erhält die Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Konstanz|url=http://www.aktuelles.uni-konstanz.de/presseinformationen/2009/145/|publisher=Universität Konstanz|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="BoD UBS">{{cite web|title=UBS Group AG Corporate bodies. Axel A. Weber|url=https://www.ubs.com/global/en/about_ubs/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/cv-axel-weber.html|publisher=UBS|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref>
Weber was born in [[Kusel]], Germany.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.whoswho.de/bio/axel-weber.html|title=Axel Weber - Biografie WHO'S WHO|website=www.whoswho.de|access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref> He studied [[economics]] and [[public administration]] at the [[University of Constance]] from 1976 to 1982, graduated with a master's degree (''[[Diplom]]'') in economics.<ref name="Prof. Dr. Axel Weber erhält die Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Konstanz">{{cite web|title=Prof. Dr. Axel Weber erhält die Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Konstanz|url=http://www.aktuelles.uni-konstanz.de/presseinformationen/2009/145/|publisher=Universität Konstanz|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="BoD UBS">{{cite web|title=UBS Group AG Corporate bodies. Axel A. Weber|url=https://www.ubs.com/global/en/about_ubs/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/cv-axel-weber.html|publisher=UBS|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref>


Weber obtained a [[PhD]] in economics from the [[University of Siegen]]<ref name="BoD UBS"/>, Germany in 1987. Thereafter, he pursued his scientific studies abroad at the [[University of London]] and Tilburg.<ref name=":0" /> Between 1992 and 1993, Weber spent an academic year in [[Washington, D.C.]] while teaching.<ref name=":0" /> In 1994, Weber received his habilitation in Economics from the [[University of Siegen]].<ref name="Bloomberg Businessweek">{{cite web|title=Executive Profile. Axel A. Weber Ph.D.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=9831248&privcapId=416620|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref> He also holds honorary doctorates from the [[University of Duisburg-Essen]]<ref name="BoD UBS"/> and the [[University of Constance]].<ref name="Prof. Dr. Axel Weber erhält die Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Konstanz" />
Weber obtained a [[PhD]] in economics from the [[University of Siegen]]<ref name="BoD UBS"/>, Germany in 1987. Thereafter, he pursued his scientific studies abroad at the [[University of London]] and Tilburg.<ref name=":0" /> Between 1992 and 1993, Weber spent an academic year in [[Washington, D.C.]] while teaching.<ref name=":0" /> In 1994, Weber received his habilitation in Economics from the [[University of Siegen]].<ref name="Bloomberg Businessweek">{{cite web|title=Executive Profile. Axel A. Weber Ph.D.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=9831248&privcapId=416620|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref> He also holds honorary doctorates from the [[University of Duisburg-Essen]]<ref name="BoD UBS"/> and the [[University of Constance]].<ref name="Prof. Dr. Axel Weber erhält die Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Konstanz" />

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Axel A. Weber
Weber at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2013
7th President of the German Bundesbank
In office
30 April 2004 – 30 April 2011
Preceded byErnst Welteke
Succeeded byJens Weidmann
Personal details
Born
Axel Alfred Weber

(1957-03-08) 8 March 1957 (age 67)
Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate
NationalityGermany
Alma materUniversity of Siegen
University of Konstanz
OccupationEconomist, Professor, Banker

Axel Alfred Weber, Prof., Dr. (born 8 March 1957) is a German economist, professor and banker. He taught at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business[1] and is a board member and chairman of the Board of Directors of UBS.[2] He was the president of the Deutsche Bundesbank and a member of the European Central Bank Governing Council from 30 April 2004 to 30 April 2011.[3] He is also a member of the Group of Thirty.[2]

Education

Weber was born in Kusel, Germany.[4] He studied economics and public administration at the University of Constance from 1976 to 1982, graduated with a master's degree (Diplom) in economics.[5][6]

Weber obtained a PhD in economics from the University of Siegen[6], Germany in 1987. Thereafter, he pursued his scientific studies abroad at the University of London and Tilburg.[4] Between 1992 and 1993, Weber spent an academic year in Washington, D.C. while teaching.[4] In 1994, Weber received his habilitation in Economics from the University of Siegen.[7] He also holds honorary doctorates from the University of Duisburg-Essen[6] and the University of Constance.[5]

Career

From 1982 to 1988 Weber worked as research assistant in the field of monetary economics at the University of Siegen and was awarded a Doctorate in 1987.[8] After gaining his Habilitation at the University Siegen in 1994, he was appointed Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Bonn and in 1998 he moved to the Goethe University Frankfurt.[9][10] He was also the Director of the Center for Financial Studies in Frankfurt am Main from 1998 to 2001[8] and of the Center for Financial Research at the University of Cologne from 2001 to 2004. In 2001 he was appointed Professor of International Economics at the University of Cologne, and from 2002 to 2004 he was a Member of the German Council of Economic Experts.[11] From 2002 until 2011 he was a member of the expert advisory panel to the Deutsche Bundesbank.[8] Weber was also on the Board of Directors for the Bank for International Settlements (BIS),[2] German governor of the International Monetary Fund and a member of the G7 and G20 Ministers and Governors during this time. From 2010 to 2011 he was also a member of the Steering Committees of the European Systemic Risk Board and the Financial Stability Board. From 2011 to 2012 he was a visiting professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[12][13]

Bundesbank

Weber was appointed President of the Deutsche Bundesbank by the German finance minister Hans Eichel as successor of the resigning Ernst Welteke[7] and he was elected as a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank in 2004.[8] On 9 February 2011 Weber announced his resignation from his chairmanship of the Bundesbank, effective 30 April 2011, a year before the expiry of his term of office.[14] The move was seen as throwing open the candidacy for president of the European Central Bank to others to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet starting 1 November 2011.[15]

University of Chicago

As visiting professor, Weber taught two three-hour sessions of the course "Central Banking: Theories and Facts" on Mondays, in fall 2011.[16] He attended the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Economic Policy Symposium in Moran near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in summer 2011.

UBS AG

Weber was elected to the Board of Directors of the Swiss bank UBS AG at the 2012 AGM held on 3 May 2012 and of UBS Group AG in November 2014. He succeeded Kaspar Villiger as chairman of the Board of Directors.[17] His appointment was announced in mid-2011, when Villiger had been expected to retire in 2013.[3]

Axel A. Weber has chaired the Governance and Nominating Committee since 2012 and became Chairperson of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee in 2013.[6]

Other mandates and interests

He is currently a board member of

Weber also serves as a member of

He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich,[19] as well as of the Zukunft Finanzplatz.[20]

Weber is also chairman of the DIW Berlin Board of Trustees.[21]

In late 2015, he was awarded the title of "European Banker of the Year 2014" in Germany by the International Association of Economic Journalists called the Group of 20+1.[22]

References

  1. ^ Friedman, Allan (Summer 2012). "Rajan and Weber appointed to G30". Chicago Booth Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Current Member Biography. Axel A. Weber, Chairman, UBS". Group of Thirty. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Logutenkova, Elena (1 July 2011). "Axel Weber To Succeed UBS Chairman Villiger In 2013 After Bundesbank Role". Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Axel Weber - Biografie WHO'S WHO". www.whoswho.de. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Axel Weber erhält die Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Konstanz". Universität Konstanz. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e "UBS Group AG Corporate bodies. Axel A. Weber". UBS. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Executive Profile. Axel A. Weber Ph.D." Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d "Der Vorstand der Deutschen Bundesbank. Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Dr. h.c. Axel A. Weber". Deutsche Bundesbank. Bundesbank.de. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Professor Dr. Axel A. Weber. Curriculum Vitae". Goethe University Frankfurt. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Curriculum Vitae von Professor Dr. Axel A. Weber" (PDF). Goethe University Frankfurt. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Mr Axel A. Weber,Chairman of the Board of Directors, UBS". European Financial Services Round Table. efr.be. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  12. ^ "CV Axel A. Weber". global. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Axel Weber, Bundesbank President, To Join Faculty at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business". www.chicagobooth.edu. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  14. ^ Christian Vits, Simon Kennedy (11 February 2011). "Weber To Leave Bundesbank In April, Throwing Race For ECB Chief Wide Open". Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  15. ^ Jana Randow, Christian Vits, Jeff Black (9 February 2011). "Weber Throws ECB Race Open by Ruling Out Second Bundesbank Term". Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  16. ^ Reddy, Sudeep (19 July 2011). "Axel Weber's MBA Course 'Draws Heavily from Current Events'". 2016 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  17. ^ "Results Of The Annual General Meeting Of UBS AG". HFT Review Limited 2011-2014. The Trading Mesh. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Board of Directors | The Institute of International Finance". www.iif.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  19. ^ "Department of Economics - Advisory Board". University of Zurich. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  20. ^ ""Finanzdepartement setzt "Beirat Zukunft Finanzplatz" ein"". admin.ch. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  21. ^ Berlin, DIW (1 March 2007). "DIW Berlin: Board of Trustees". www.diw.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  22. ^ ""Banker of the Year": Axel Weber in Frankfurt geehrt". Handelsblatt. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

Published books

  • "Neue Klassische Makroökonomie, rationale Erwartungen und kontemporäre Information: Theoretische Analyse, ökonometrische Testprobleme und empirische Evidenz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland unter Verwendung des Kalman-Filters", Schriften zurangewandten Ökonometrie, Heft 20, Verlag Haag & Herrchen, Frankfurt am Main, 403 Seiten, 1988.
  • "The Asian Financial Crisis: Causes, Contagion and Consequences", Cambridge University Press, 1999, (with Pierre-Richard Agénor, Marcus Miller and David Vines, eds.)
  • "The Euro: A Challenge and Opportunity for Financial Markets", Roudlege Publishers, 1999,(with Michael Artis, eds.).
  • "Monetary Policy and Credibility: Theories and Facts", Mimeo
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