Ludger Schuknecht

Dr. Ludger Schuknecht is responsible for AIIB’s relations with its Members, the Board of Governors, the Board of Directors and other aspects of governance including the admission of new Members. Before joining AIIB, he has held important leadership posts at the national and international levels. Most recently, he was a Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. Prior to this role, he was Deputy Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and was previously Chief Economist and Director General of Germany’s Federal Finance Ministry. He has extensive experience working with international financial institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. He also acted as the Chief Negotiator for Germany in the founding of AIIB, making him one of the architects of the founding of AIIB and the drafting of its Articles of Agreement. In addition, Dr. Schuknecht was Co-chair of the Infrastructure Investment Working Group of the G20.

Education

• University of KonstanzUniversity of Konstanz
  PhD, Economics