Eric Santor
Managing Director
Business & Management
Bank of Canada
Canada
Biography
Eric Santor was appointed Managing Director of the Bank’s Canadian Economic Analysis Department (CEA), effective 4 May 2015. In this capacity, Mr. Santor is responsible for the management and strategic direction of the department, which includes providing rigorous and timely analysis of economic conditions in Canada as well as advice on the conduct of monetary policy. In addition, the department also conducts longer-term research into issues relevant to monetary policy, including how to best design Canada's monetary policy framework and linkages between real and financial variables. Mr. Santor’s research has focused on issues relating to the incidence and effects of unconventional monetary policy, the international monetary system and global financial architecture, and the role and governance of the International Monetary Fund. Mr. Santor joined the Bank in 2001 as an economist in the former Monetary and Financial Analysis Department. He then assumed increasing responsibilities through his roles as a Principal Researcher, Assistant Chief, Research Director, Deputy Chief and Chief in the International Economic Analysis Department. Mr. Santor was born in London, Ontario, and completed his undergraduate degree at Huron College, University of Western Ontario, and his Doctorate in Economics at the University of Toronto.
Research Interest
Business & Management
