Stephany Griffith-Jones

About Stephany Griffith-Jones

Stephany Griffith-Jones (born Stepanka Novy Kafka on 5 June 1947) is an economist specializing in international finance and development. Her expertise lies in the reform of the international financial system, particularly in financial regulation, global governance, and international capital flows. Currently, she serves as a member of the Governor Board at the Central Bank of Chile. She has held various positions throughout her career, including financial markets director at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue based at Columbia University, associate fellow at the Overseas Development Institute, and professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University. Griffith-Jones has an extensive background in international organizations, having worked as deputy director of International Finance at the Commonwealth Secretariat, and for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Her career began in 1970 at the Central Bank of Chile, and she also gained experience at Barclays Bank International in the UK before joining the Institute of Development Studies.