Advanced degrees in Economics, University of Zurich, Switzerland and Brown University, US. Formerly: Financial Editor, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, including nine years as White House Correspondent; Lecturer in International Monetary Affairs, Zurich Management School. Since 2001, Adviser to the Chairman, Zurich Insurance Group. Member of the Board, Conference, European Council of Economists. Member: Economic Advisory Committee, International Institute of Finance; American Economic Association; National Association of Business Economists. Author of articles and essays.