Ashraf Khan

About Ashraf Khan

Diplomatic and engaged lawyer (LLM, LLM, MPhil) & economist (PhD, ongoing)• 20+ years’ experience with financial stability and financial sector issues, including governance, risk management, law & regulation, fintech (inc. CBDC and cyber risk), and cash currency• Demonstrated leadership in managing a central bank department, large projects, and international mission teams (inc. IMF FSAP)• Work experience at global (IMF), national (ministry, central bank), and private sector levelPosts, shares, and likes reflect personal views and cannot be ascribed to the IMF, its Management, or its Board.

Experience

1. Senior Financial Sector Expert (Governance, Risk, Fintech, and Regulation)

   International Monetary Fund

   Apr 2014 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   IMF / Monetary and Capital MarketsPortfolio includes financial stability and financial sector issues, including: governance, risk management, transparency, legislation & regulation, fintech (including risk management components of central bank digital currencies, CBDC, and cybersecurity), Islamic finance, and cash currency management.Head of technical assistance missions (Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Latin America); IMF Observer on International Operational Risk Working Group; Gulf Monetary Council (GMCo) TA Coordinator; Coordinator of the IMF Central Bank Legislation Database (CBLD); Co-author of the IMF Central Bank Transparency Code (CBT); Mission Management of IMF Financial Sector Assessment Programs (FSAP); Contributor to Global Financial Stability Reports, Article IV consultations (AIV), IMF/WB seminars, WB Reserve Advisory & Management Program (RAMP) training sessions.Fintech-specific work- Technical advice to central banks and financial supervisors on fintech risk management and organization, including projects on the introduction of (retail) CBDC, cloud strategies, AI/ML applications, and related cybersecurity issues- Presentations on fintech and financial sector issues (e.g, EU Fintech Risk Management Project; India CBDC panel; Sudan Fintech Summit; African University College Fintech Course; IsDB/ADFIMI lecture on fintech and Islamic Finance; IMF/JFSA/BOJ Conference on emerging and cross-border fintech issues; IMF/WB Annual and Spring Meetings presentations on central bank fintech applications- Publications on fintech (see further),

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Vishvavidyalaya

  M.Phil., International Legal Studies

  1999 — 2001

• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

  LL.M., Multiple

  1994 — 1999

Skills

• Policy Analysis
• Management Consulting
• Banking
• Corporate Governance
• Risk Management
• Public Policy
• Politics
• Economic Policy
• European Union
• International Economics
• Analysis
• Change Management
• Financial Risk
• Finance
• Macroeconomics
• Corporate Law
• International Law
• Financial Law
• Dutch
• Behavioral Economics
• Mergers
• Governance
• International Relations
• Financial Regulation
• Policy
• European Law
• Economics