David López Salido Director General Economics
Place and date of birthCordoba, 19 August 1967
Academic qualifications, distinctions and awards
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- 1990
- Degree in Business Management. Universidad de Córdoba.
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- 1992
- Master’s Degree in Quantitative and Financial Economics. Fundación Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI). With distinction.
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- 1995
- Ph.D. in Quantitative Economics. CEMFI and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Cum laude.
Career details
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- 2026 to date
- Alternate to the Governor on the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
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- 2025 to date
- Director General Economics. Banco de España.Member of the Board of Trustees and of the Executive Board of Foundation for Applied Economic Studies (FEDEA).Banco de España’s representative in the Executive Board of the of Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies Foundation.
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- 2021-2025
- Senior Associate Director. Division of Monetary Affairs. Federal Reserve Board. United States.
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- 2016-2020
- Associate Director. Division of Monetary Affairs. Federal Reserve Board. United States.
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- 2012-2015
- Deputy Associate Director. Division of Monetary Affairs. Federal Reserve Board. United States.
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- 2011-2012
- Assistant Director. Division of Monetary Affairs. Federal Reserve Board. United States.
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- 2010
- Assistant Director and Chief of Monetary Studies. Division of Monetary Affairs. Federal Reserve Board. United States.
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- 2008-2009
- Chief of Monetary Studies. Division of Monetary Affairs. Federal Reserve Board. United States.
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- 2006-2007
- Senior Economist. Division of Monetary Affairs. Federal Reserve Board. United States.
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- 2005-2006
- Head of Macroeconomic Studies. Research Department. Banco de España
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- 1996-2004
- Economist and Senior Economist. Research Department. Banco de España.
Last update: 6 February 2026
