Jens Ulrich - Head of Risk Management

Jens Ulrich became Head of Risk Management in 2017. In this role he is in charge of the unit responsible for overseeing the financial and operational risks arising from the Bank's own activities. He reports to the Deputy General Manager.

Mr Ulrich joined the BIS in 1996 as a credit risk analyst and became Head of Treasury Risk Control in 2002. From 2003 to 2017, he held the position of Head of Risk Control. In 2000-01, he worked as a Financial Risk Management Specialist at the International Finance Corporation in Washington DC.

Mr Ulrich trained as an economist at the University of Freiburg and the University of Wisconsin.