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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 73: AI: Terminator Returns
Global Macro Views: The 2024 Spring Meetings
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 72: China’s Economy - No Walk in the Park
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 71: 2024 Spring Meetings Week Preview: A Cauldron of Ideas
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 70: In a New York State of Mind – Proposed Sovereign Debt Legislation and its Consequences
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 69: Lessons from the Banking Turmoil of Spring 2023
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 68: Oh Mexico: Investor Interest and Presidential Elections
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 67: Surfing the Debt Tsunami
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 66: Economic Impact of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Resetting the Scene Two Years Later
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 65: Economic Impact of Escalation of the Conflict in the Middle East
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 64: Trump - the Sequel? Analyzing Economic Policy in a Second Trump Term
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 63: Taiwan: A Predictable Trajectory?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 62: Geopolitical Risk in 2024: The Buckets are Full
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 61: Shaving the Fuzz? A Recap of COP28
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 60: 2024 – The Year of Growth?
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?
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