Financial Markets

• Jean-Sébastien Fontaine

  

  Jean-Sébastien is a Senior Research Advisor in the financial market department. His interests lie at the juncture between asset pricing, macroeconomics and econometrics.

  Department(s): Financial Markets, Market Risks and Vulnerabilities Research Field(s): Asset Pricing, Empirical Finance, Term Structure Modelling Alma Mater: University of Montreal

• Jonathan Witmer

  

  Jonathan Witmer is the Director of the Monetary Policy Analysis and Research Team in the Financial Markets Department.

  Department(s): Financial Markets, Monetary Policy Analysis and Research Research Field(s): Applied Microeconomics, Empirical Finance, Payments Economics Alma Mater: Queen's University

• Philippe Muller

  

  Philippe Muller was appointed Senior Director of the Bank’s Financial Markets Department (FMD) in August 2018.

  Department(s): Financial Markets, Strategic Leadership

• Benoît-Nicolas Houdet-Côté

  

  After obtaining a master's degree in economics from Laval University, Benoît-Nicolas Houdet-Côté joined the Bank of Canada as an economist in 2009.

  Department(s): Financial Markets, Cross-Market Analysis

• Zahir Antia

  

  Zahir Antia was appointed Senior Representative of the New York Office of the Bank of Canada in July 2011. In this capacity, Mr. Antia develops and maintains relationships with central banking counterparts, financial regulatory authorities and other financial market participants in the United States.

  Department(s): Financial Markets

• Virginie Traclet

  

  Virginie Traclet is Deputy Managing Director in the Bank’s Financial Markets Department.

  Department(s): Financial Markets

• Alexandra Lai

  

  Alexandra Lai is Senior Director in the Financial Market Department at the Bank of Canada.

  Department(s): Financial Markets Alma Mater: Queen's University

• Gitanjali Kumar

  

  Gitanjali Kumar is the Director of the Cross-Market Analysis team in the Financial Markets Department.

  Department(s): Financial Markets, Cross-Market Analysis Alma Mater: University of California - Los Angeles