Introduction

Introduction

Elisa Newby, PhD, is the Head of General Secretariat at the Bank of Finland.

Elisa Newby joined the Bank of Finland in 2010. As Head of the Market Operations Division at the Banking Operations Department, Dr Newby was responsible for oversight of the implementation of the Eurosystem's single monetary policy in Finland, and as an Economist at the Forecasting Division of the Monetary Policy and Research Department her main areas of responsibility included the preparation of the Bank of Finland's macroeconomic forecasts.

She has also served as College Lecturer in Economics and Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. Dr Newby took her PhD at the University of St Andrews in 2007. Her doctoral dissertation discussed sustainable monetary policy during crises.