François Villeroy de Galhau

At-a-Glance

Governor of the Banque de France since November 2015, renewed in October 2021
President of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) since January 2022
Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank
Served as Deputy CEO of BNP Paribas from 2011
Served as CEO of Cetelem from 2003
Alumnus of École Polytechnique and ENA

Biography

François Villeroy de Galhau is the Governor of the Banque de France, a position he assumed on November 1, 2015, and for which he was renewed in October 2021 for a new six-year term. In this capacity, he is also President of the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR). His responsibilities at the Banque de France encompass monetary strategy, financial stability, and services to the economy and society.