Svein Harald Øygard
Norwegian politician
Svein Harald Øygard (born 29 June 1960) is a Norwegian economist and former acting President of the Central Bank of Iceland (Seðlabanki Íslands).
Early life and education
Øygard studied economic sciences in Oslo and graduated from the University of Oslo in 1985 with a cand.oecon degree. His focus was on macroeconomics.
Career
He was head of the Central Bank of Iceland in 2009, succeeded Davíð Oddsson and was in office from February to August 2009. In 2019 he published a book in Norwegian, Icelandic and English on the 2008 financial crisis, illustrated with the dramatic boom, bust and recovery of Iceland. The book, In the Combat Zone of Finance, is due to be published in Chinese (Citic Press).
Before becoming Governor he was a director in McKinsey. He started in McKinsey in 1995. During his time at McKinsey and Company, Øygard focused on projects and policy in the energy, industry, finance and public administration sectors. He had clients in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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