Philipp Hildebrand
Swiss banker (born 1963)
Philipp Michael Hildebrand (born 19 July 1963) is a Swiss banker who has been a vice chairman of BlackRock since 2012.
Before joining BlackRock in 2012, Hildebrand served as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB). He was the Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), when he was appointed as Vice Chairman in November 2011 by leaders of the G20.
Early life and education
Hildebrand attended the University of Toronto, Oxford University's Lincoln College, and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. He was part of a group of students that helped out during the Annual Meetings of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. There, he met leading international government officials and bankers.
Career
Private sector
In 1994, Hildebrand began his professional career at WEF. He subsequently worked at Moore Capital Management, a hedge fund in New York and London, where he met his first wife. He then worked as head of hedge funds for Union Bancaire Privée in Geneva and Vontobel in Zurich.
SNB
Hildebrand was said to be the "youngest ever policy maker" when he joined the SNB in 2003.
Prior to his resignation from the SNB, Hildebrand was a member of the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, as well as vice-chairman of the Financial Stability Board.
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