Lucrezia Reichlin

At-a-Glance

Professor of Economics at London Business School since 2008.
Founder and Director of Now-Casting Economics Limited since 2011.
Pioneered now-casting in economics, developing econometric methods used globally by central banks and private investors.
Served as Director General of Research at the European Central Bank from 2005 to 2008.
Non-Executive Director at Unicredit from 2009 to 2018, and on other boards including Messaggerie Italiane Group, Eurobank Ergasias, and Ageas.
Holds a PhD in Economics from New York University (1986).

Biography

Lucrezia Reichlin is an Italian economist and a Professor of Economics at London Business School, a position she has held since 2008. She is also the founder and director of Now-Casting Economics Limited, established in 2011. Reichlin is known for pioneering now-casting in economics, a method that involves developing econometrics techniques to interpret real-time data flows through formal econometric models. These methods are now widely adopted by central banks and private investors globally.