François Villeroy de Galhau
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François Villeroy de Galhau is a French senior civil servant and banker who served as Governor of the Bank of France and ex officio President of the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Author
Villeroy de Galhau in 2017
The Bank for International Settlements is an international financial institution which is owned by members' central banks. Its primary goal is to foster international monetary and financial cooperatio
François Villeroy de Galhau
…de Galhau was assaulted on the street and heavily injured by a hammer-wielding Swiss man in Basel, Switzerland, after heading a board meeting at the Bank for International Settlements. After passersby overwhelmed the assailant, Villeroy de Galhau was hospitalized. The assault was not publicized, but court papers seen by Swiss media…
BIS Tower in Basel
French economist Raphaël-Georges Lévy (1853–1933) was a precocious proponent of an international bank, for which he suggested a location in Switzerland.
Belgian statesman Léon Delacroix (1867–1929) was an early promoter of the BIS and died during the negotiations to create it.
American banker Owen D. Young (1874–1962) played a central role in the conception and establishment of the BIS in 1929–1930