Martin Mühleisen

At-a-Glance

Serves as a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center
Former Chief of Staff and principal advisor to IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde
Former Director of the Strategy, Policy and Review Department at the IMF
Led the IMF’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, including work on Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and the G20 Common Framework for Debt Relief
Involved in the IMF’s response to the global financial crisis, with sign-off responsibility for Euro area programs with Greece, Ireland, and Portugal
Holds a PhD summa cum laude in economics from the University of Munich and a master’s degree in economics from Cambridge University

Biography

Martin Mühleisen is a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) official with extensive experience in economic crisis management and financial diplomacy. He currently serves as a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center, where his work focuses on global economics and multilateral institutions.

During his tenure at the IMF, Mühleisen held key leadership positions, including Chief of Staff and principal advisor to Managing Director Christine Lagarde.