| Thomas Jordan | |
| Birth Name: | Thomas Jordan |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Biel, Switzerland |
| Education: | Gymnasium Alpenstrasse (High school) University of Bern (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
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Thomas Jakob Ulrich Jordan (pronounced as /de-CH/; born 28 January 1963[1]) is a Swiss economist and central banker.[2] He is the former chairman of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank, chairman of the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group, a member of the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements, and a member of the steering committee of the Financial Stability Board.[3] [4] [5]
Jordan was born on 28 January 1963 in the city of Biel/Bienne. He studied economics and business studies at the University of Bern, completing his degree in 1989 and his doctorate in 1993. He wrote a post-doctoral thesis on the subject of European Monetary Union and predicted the sovereign debt crisis and also the bank failures that eventually transpired during three years he spent as a researcher at Harvard University in the United States. He was appointed a lecturer at the University of Bern in 1998 and an honorary professor in 2003.[3] [4] Jordan joined the Swiss National Bank as an economic advisor in 1997 and progressed through various roles. He joined the governing board as an alternate member in 2004 and became a full member in 2007. He was appointed chairman on 18 April 2012, following the resignation of Philipp Hildebrand from that role.[3] [5]
On 1 March 2024, Jordan announced his resignation in September 2024 as chairman of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank.[6] His successor Martin Schlegel assumed the position on 1 October 2024.[7]
Jordan is married and has two sons.[8]