William White

William R. White (1943) is the economic adviser and head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International Settlements. In this function, one of his responsibilities is leading the preparation of the BIS Annual Report.

He has previously worked for the Bank of Canada as economist and deputy chief with the Department of Banking and Financial Analysis, as deputy chief and then chief of the Research Department, as appointed adviser to the Governor and finally as the Bank’s deputy governor. He has also worked as an economist at the Bank of England.