Philipp Hildebrand

At-a-Glance

Serves as Vice Chairman of BlackRock since 2012.
Served as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB).
Was Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Worked at hedge fund Moore Capital Management and led hedge fund operations for Union Bancaire Privée and Vontobel.
Was a member of the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements, vice-chairman of the Financial Stability Board, and a member of the Group of Thirty.
Considered a driving force behind the pegging of the Swiss Franc to the Euro, announced on 6 September 2011.
Attended the University of Toronto, Oxford University's Lincoln College, and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.

Biography

Philipp Hildebrand is a Swiss banker who has been a Vice Chairman of BlackRock since 2012. Prior to joining BlackRock, he served as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB). During his tenure, he was also Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB).

Hildebrand began his professional career in 1994 at the World Economic Forum (WEF).