Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank Group

Join the Foreign Policy Institute (FPI) of the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University for a conversation with the new President of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB) Nadia Calviño. President Calviño will discuss her vision and strategic priorities for the EIB, ways of increasing social investments across the European Union (EU), and the importance of coordination within a multilateral framework.

On the occasion of the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, the event will highlight the EIB's pivotal role in advancing the EU’s climate goals and supporting Ukraine's reconstruction efforts amidst broader geopolitical challenges. The conversation will be moderated by FPI Senior Fellow John Lipsky who served as First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF from 2006 to 2011.

About the Speakers

is the President of the European Investment Bank Group, and a Spanish economist and lawyer with a 30+ year career in public policy, economics, and finance. Ms. Calviño served as First Vice-President of Spain and Minister of Economy, Trade, and Enterprise until December 2023. Prior to that role, she held various positions, including Second Vice-President and Minister for Economy and Digitalization (March-July 2021), Third Vice-President and Minister for Economy and Digitalization (2020-2021), and Minister for Economy and Business (2018-2020). Additionally, she chaired the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the International Monetary Fund from 2022 to 2023. Before joining the Spanish government, Ms. Calviño worked for 12 years at the European Commission, first as Deputy Director General for Competition and Financial Services, and later as Director General responsible for the EU Budget. Her earlier career in Spain encompassed different roles as a civil servant at the Ministry for Economy, focusing on areas such as macroeconomic analysis, economic policy, foreign trade and competition law. Ms. Calviño holds a degree in economics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a degree in law from the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.

is a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced international Studies (SAIS), and is the Chair of the Hopkins Nanjing Council. Before joining SAIS, he served as First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from 2006-2011. Previously, he served as Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Investment Bank, Chief Economist of JPMorgan Chase, Chief Economist and Director of Research of Chase Manhattan Bank, and Chief Economist of Salomon Brothers. Currently, Lipsky is Co-Chair of the Aspen Institute's Program on the World Economy, and is the Executive Committee Vice-Chair of the Center for Global Development. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research, on the Advisory Board of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), and as a Director of the American Council on Germany and of the Krymov Foundation. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Lipsky received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Bloomberg Center, Room 258, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States