Birger Vikøren
Executive Director and Chief of General Secretariat
Contact:
Tel.: +47 22 31 61 42
Norges Bank
P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum
0107 Oslo
Norway
Born: 1961
Education:
1994 PhD in International Finance, University of Oslo
1986 Graduate degree in Economics, University of Oslo
Work experience:
| 2016- | Executive Director and Chief of General Secretariat |
| 2012-2015 | Executive Director, Monetary Policy |
| 2010-2012 | Deputy Executive Director, Norges Bank Financial Stability |
| 2009-2010 | Managing Director, the Norwegian State Finance Fund |
| 2003-2009 | Director, Norges Bank Financial Stability, Financial Markets Department |
| 1997-2003 | Director, Governor’s Staff for Investment Management, Norges Bank |
| 1995-1997 | Head of Division, International Department, Norges Bank |
| 1995 | Senior Advisor for foreign reserve management in the Market Operations Department, Norges Bank |
| 1988-1994 | Researcher, Financial Markets Group of the Research Department, Norges Bank. Also gave lectures and worked as an external examiner in economics at the University of Oslo |
| 1987-1988 | Economist, Economic Policy Department, Norges Bank |
| 1986 | Senior research assistant, Economics Department, University of Oslo |
Other:
Chair of Norges Bank’s pension fund
Norges Bank's representative on the board of Finanstilsynet (Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway)