Carnit flight
Karnit flight ( Hebrew קרנית פלוג; * January 9, 1955 in Warsaw ) is an Israeli economist and has been the governor of the Israeli Central Bank since 2013 . She is the Bank of Israel's first female governor .
Life
Flug is the daughter of two Holocaust survivors. Her father is the former chairman of the umbrella organization for Holocaust survivors in Israel and the International Auschwitz Committee (IAK) , Noah Flug . When she was three years old, she emigrated to Israel with her family.
She studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at Columbia University in New York City . During her studies she worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) . After Flug returned to Israel in 1988, she worked for the central bank's research department and was later involved in a research stay at the Inter-American Development Bank .
In 2011, Flug became the deputy of the Central Bank of Israel until she was officially appointed chairwoman in 2013 after six months of acting leadership.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans-Christian Rößler, Jerusalem: The new head of the Israeli central bank. In: FAZ.net . October 21, 2013, accessed December 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Company: Flight Karnit is the first woman to Israel's central bank chief. In: Focus Online. October 20, 2013, accessed December 16, 2014 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Fischer | Governor of the Bank of Israel 2013– |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flight, carnit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |