Arturo Galindo
Treasurer
Description
Arturo José Galindo Andrade is a Principal Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington DC. Prior to joining the Research Department in 2021 he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Colombia. Arturo has also been a researcher at Fedesarrollo a Colombian think tank, Chief of the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Division at the IDB, Chief of the Strategic Development Division and Regional Economic Advisor for the Andean Region at the same institution. Previous roles include Chief Economic Advisor of the Banking Association of Colombia, Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Advisor to the Government of Colombia on Coffee Affairs, Professor of Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, Research Economist at the IDB, and Economist at the Central Bank of Colombia. Arturo holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
His academic research includes macroeconomics, monetary policy, financial economics, banking, development banking, public finance, international economics and development economics—fields in which he has published extensively.
Fields
Macroeconomics - Monetary Policy - Financial Economics & Banking - Development Banking - Public Finance - International Economics
Position
Principal Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Research Department. Former Board Member of the Central Bank of Colombia, with prior leadership roles at the IDB including Chief of Strategic Planning and Regional Economic Advisor for the Andean Region. Extensive policy experience as Chief Economic Advisor to Colombia’s Banking Association, government advisor (Ministry of Finance, Coffee Affairs), and academic roles as Professor at Universidad de los Andes. Earlier career includes positions as Research Economist at the IDB and Economist at the Central Bank of Colombia.