Ardo Hansson | |
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| Governor of the Bank of Estonia | |
| In office 7 June 2012 –7 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Andres Lipstok |
| Succeeded by | Madis Müller |
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| Born | 15 July 1958 Chicago,Illinois,U.S. |
| Education | University of British Columbia Harvard University |
Ardo Hillar Hansson (born 15 July 1958 in Chicago) is an Estonian American economist. He was the Governor of Bank of Estonia from 2012 to 2019. [1]
Hansson attended Semiahmoo Secondary School for high school. He later worked for several renowned universities and published numerous articles on economic policy. Hansson holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University.
Hansson worked as an economist in the World Bank [2] from 1998 to 2012 with Eastern European and Balkan countries and China. In 1993-1998 Hansson belonged to the Supervisory Board of the Bank of Estonia,in 1992-1995 and in 1997 he was economic adviser to the Prime Minister,and in 1991-1992 adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was also a member of the Monetary Reform Committee.
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