Your Financial Editor - October 28, 2023Host Chris Murray talks with Desmond Lachman who joined AEI after serving as a managing director and chief emerging market economic strategist at Salomon Smith Barney. He previously served as deputy director in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Policy Development and Review Department and was active in staff formulation of IMF policies. Mr. Lachman has written extensively on the global economic crisis, the U.S. housing market bust, the U.S. dollar, and the strains in the euro area. At AEI, Mr. Lachman is focused on the global macroeconomy, global currency issues, and the multilateral lending agencies.
Experience
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University, 2010
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University, 2009
Managing Director and Chief Emerging Market Economic Strategist, Salomon Smith Barney, 1996-2003
Deputy Director, Policy Development and Review Department, International Monetary Fund, 1994-96
Senior Adviser, European Department, 1990-94; Division Chief, Western Hemisphere Department, 1984-90, International Monetary Fund
Education
PhD, economics, Cambridge University BA, University of Witwatersrand
