Biography

Poenisch Herbert is a former Senior Economist at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), where he worked on monetary policy, reserve management, and the evolving role of central banks in the digital economy. His career at the BIS spanned critical periods of financial system transformation.

Dr Herbert brings unmatched institutional knowledge of central banking and international financial architecture to the Council. His expertise in monetary policy coordination, reserve currency dynamics, and the emergence of digital money provides essential perspective on how CBDCs and digital payment systems may reshape the international monetary order.