Anna Breman (born 13 May 1976) is a Swedish banker and economist. She is currently serving as the First Deputy Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden.[1][2] [3]
Anna Breman | |
|---|---|
| First Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank | |
| Assumed office 2 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Cecilia Skingsley |
| Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank | |
| In office 1 December 2019 – 2 September 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1976 Upplands Väsby, Sweden |
Education
editBreman gained her BSc in Economics from Uppsala University in 2001, and her PhD in economics from Stockholm School of Economics in 2006. During her PhD, she attended Harvard University as a visiting graduate student. In 2006 she was a visiting researcher at the University of California, San Diego.[4][5]
Career
editBreman began her career at the World Bank as an intern and consultant for the Health, Nutrition and Population team. After completing her PhD studies, she joined the Swedish Ministry of Finance, then moved to Swedbank as a senior economist in the research department in 2013. Breman was named Group Chief Economist in 2015, and later also became Head of Macro Research in 2018.[6][7] In November 2019, following the departure of Kerstin af Jochnick in September of that year, Breman was appointed Deputy Governor of the Riksbank for a six-year term. She started her term on 1 December 2019.[1]
Personal life
editBreman is married and has two children. She lives in central Stockholm.[8]
References
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- ^ Sveriges Riksbank (2022-09-02). "Aino Bunge New Deputy Governor of the Riksbank". Sveriges Riksbank. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ Sunstein, Cass (11 December 2017). "How to Nudge People to Give More to Charity". Bloomberg L.P.
- ^ "Anna Breman". Innovations for Poverty Action. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "Anna Breman – Swedbank's new Chief Economist". News Powered by Cision. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "Anna Breman ny vice riksbankschef". Realtid (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "Hon vill lösa framtidens utmaning". Civilekonomen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-07-11.