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Clay Lowery

Executive Vice President, Research and Policy

As the Executive Vice President, Mr. Lowery oversees the departments responsible for macroeconomic analysis, international financial regulation, financial technology, and specific policy areas such as debt transparency and analysis, and sustainable finance.

Over the previous eight years, Mr. Lowery helped build and was Managing Director of the Rock Creek Global Advisors consulting firm.

Mr. Lowery also served in the U.S. Government for 16 years and held positions at the National Security Council and a number of positions at the U.S. Treasury Department, including serving as the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs from 2005 to 2009 where he managed a 200-person team responsible for economic and financial diplomacy, monetary and banking issues, currency strategy, and trade and investment practices.

Education

Mr. Lowery received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia (Phi Beta Kappa) and his MSc at the London School of Economics.

Publications

Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 59: Russia and Ukraine – Sun Setting for a Cold Winter?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 58: Hoping for the Meteor: What to Watch in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 57: Economic Spillover from Israel-Gaza Conflict
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 56: Argentina Elections - Rage or Fear: Who Will Win?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 55: Can We Make a Discussion about Basel Capital Accords Interesting?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 54: Annual Meetings in Marrakech: Key Takeaways
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 53: Inflation, and Yields, and China...Oh My!
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 52: Executive Order Odyssey: Navigating the US-China Investment Seas
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 51: MDB Reform - Better Mousetrap or More Cheese?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 50: China's Economy: Tobogganing Toward a Slowdown?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 49: Let’s Go Quilting — ISSB Disclosure Standards
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 48: Howdy Modi: India Hosts the G20 and Visits Washington
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 47: Is Japan’s Monetary Policy the Hotel California?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 46: Paris or Bust? A Summit on Financing for the Poor
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 45: Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride to Regulate Digital Assets
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 44: Global Potpourri - Turkish Elections, Interest Rate Risk, AI & More
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 43: US Debt Ceiling - Still Under Renovation?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 42: Turkish Elections – Erdogan Again?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 41: Decoupling to De-Risking China
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 40: Sovereign Debt Reform: Finding an Equilibrium of Fairness
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