Beny Parnes

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Beny Parnes
Born (1959-05-24) May 24, 1959 (age 63) [1]
InstitutionBanco BBM (1997–present)
FieldEconomics
School or
tradition
Economic liberalism
Alma mater Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
(B.Sc.) 1987
University of Pennsylvania  (PhD) 1990 [1]

Beny Parnes (born May 24, 1959) is a Brazilian economist, former Director for International Affairs of the Central Bank of Brazil. He was married to Patrícia Carlos de Andrade, with whom he had three children. [2]

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Academic life

Parnes graduated in economics in the early 1980s at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, where he was a colleague of Armínio Fraga (BC's president between 1999 and 2002). [3] From 1986 to 1987, he got his master's degree in economics from the same institution, and then went with his family to the United States, where he earned a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in macroeconomics and international finances. [1]

Career

Upon returning to Brazil in 1991, Parnes went working to the BBM Bank of Rio de Janeiro. From 1994 to 1995 he was employee of the Matrix Bank, but then returned to BBM. [3]

On November 27, 2001, he was invited by Armínio Fraga to become Director for International Affairs of the Central Bank of Brazil (a position that Fraga himself had held between 1991 and 1992), replacing Daniel Gleizer. [3] Parnes was sworn in January 2002 and remained in office during the transition (2002–2003) of the Fernando Henrique Cardoso government to the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. [4]

On September 10, 2003, citing personal reasons, Parnes sent his resignation to the Finance Minister, Antonio Palocci. The economist Alexandre Schwartsman was appointed for the position. [5]

In 2004, Parnes returned to the Banco BBM, where he remains to date. [6]

In 2007, he was elected "Best Specialist Manager of the Year" and "Best Specialist Manager of Leveraged Funds", by the Exame magazine. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mensagem n° 259" (in Portuguese). Senate of Brazil. November 27, 2001. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. "Discurso de Beny Parnes" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Central Bank of Brazil. November 3, 2003. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Beny Parnes substituirá Gleizer no BC" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. November 28, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  4. "Luiz Francisco pede à CPI do Banestado a convocação de diretor do BC, Beny Parnes, para explicar envio de R$ 6,6 milhões ao paraíso fiscal das Bahamas" (in Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. October 10, 2003. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  5. "Beny Parnes deixa Diretoria de Assuntos Internacionais do Banco Central" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. September 10, 2003. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  6. "Banco Bbm" (in Portuguese). EMIS . Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  7. "Trabalho artesanal no mercado financeiro" (in Portuguese). Exame. September 20, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2013.