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RUTH DE KRIVOY
Ruth de Krivoy serves as GlobalSource Partners economic advisor in Venezuela and is
President of Síntesis Financiera, a Caracas-based consulting firm.
Ms. Krivoy was President of the Central Bank of Venezuela from 1992 - 1994. During
her tenure, the law was reformed to establish the independence of the Central Bank. Her
direction of monetary policy significantly fostered confidence and stability in the midst
of severe political and financial turbulence. In previous years, she served as head of
economic studies and as advisor to the President of the Central Bank.
She is a consultant to the Financial Stability Institute, Bank for International Settlements
and Program Leader in Banking at the Toronto International Leadership Center for
Financial Supervision, where she has also served on the executive board. She is a
founding member and former chairperson of the Latin American Shadow Financial
Regulatory Committee, and a member of the Non G-7 Eminent Persons’ Group.
Ms. Krivoy advises the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. She
lectures frequently at the IMF Institute and chairs the Council on Economic and Public
Policies of the Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce. From 1989-1991, she
chaired the Venezuelan Presidential Commission on Industrial Competitiveness.
Ms. Krivoy has authored papers on monetary policy, financial issues and crisis
prevention management. Her book “Collapse: The Venezuelan Banking Crisis of 1994”
was published by The Group of Thirty in 2000. Publication of the Spanish edition
(2003) was co-sponsored by The Group of Thirty, The Andean Development
Corporation and IESA.
Ruth de Krivoy received a Summa Cum Laude degree in Economics from Universidad
Central de Venezuela.