Matthew Blake heads the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems, which aims to build a more trusted, resilient, accessible, and sustainable international financial system by providing a platform for stakeholders to connect, identify shared needs, and collaborate on actionable solutions. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum.
In addition to his Centre responsibilities, Matthew heads the World Economic Forum LLC, the Forum’s subsidiary in the United States.
Prior to joining the Forum, Matthew held various positions across the market risk and bank supervisory functions at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and served as an investment advisor to institutional and private clients at Oppenheimer & Co.
Matthew holds a master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor’s diploma from Boston College. He is a recipient of the Certified Investment Management Analyst distinction from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Investments & Wealth Institute.
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