Malcolm D. Knight (1944), Canadian
Member, non-executive and independent

Career

Malcolm D. Knight began his career as an academic at the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics. In 1975, he joined the International Monetary Fund, holding senior positions in both research and operations until 1999. From 1999 to 2003, he was Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and from 2003 to 2008 he was General Manager (CEO) of the Bank for International Settlements. He was Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank from 2008 to 2012, where he is now an Advisor. He was elected to Swiss Re’s Board of Directors in 2010 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee.

External appointments

• Visiting Professor in Finance at the London School of Economics
• Trustee of the International Valuation Standards Council
• Member of the Board of Patrons of the European Association for Banking and Financial History
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Global Risk Institute in Financial Services
• Trustee of the Per Jacobsson Foundation

Educational background

• Honour BA in Political Science and Economics, University of Toronto, Canada
• M.Sc. and PhD in Economics, the London School of Economics, United Kingdom
• Honorary Doctorate, Trinity College, University of Toronto, Canada