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Clay Lowery

Executive Vice President, Research and Policy

As the Executive Vice President, Mr. Lowery oversees the departments responsible for macroeconomic analysis, international financial regulation, financial technology, and specific policy areas such as debt transparency and analysis, and sustainable finance.

Over the previous eight years, Mr. Lowery helped build and was Managing Director of the Rock Creek Global Advisors consulting firm.

Mr. Lowery also served in the U.S. Government for 16 years and held positions at the National Security Council and a number of positions at the U.S. Treasury Department, including serving as the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs from 2005 to 2009 where he managed a 200-person team responsible for economic and financial diplomacy, monetary and banking issues, currency strategy, and trade and investment practices.

Education

Mr. Lowery received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia (Phi Beta Kappa) and his MSc at the London School of Economics.

Publications

Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 99: Is Black (CDU) the New Red (SPD)? - Germany’s Election, Coalition Building and the Future
IIF D.C. Digest - Tariffs
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 98: Tiptoe Through the Minefield: Mexico’s Economic and Policy Journey
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 97: No Money, Mo' Problems - How Would a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund Work?
IIF D.C. Digest - Appointments
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 96: Tariff-o-Rama: Explaining U.S. Tariff Implications
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 95: South Korea - A High Stakes Gamble That Came Up Snake Eyes
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 94: Is 47 > 45? - Inauguration Day Landscape
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 93: Twenty, Twenty, 2024 – I Wanna be Sedated: Closing Out 2024
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 92: Maturing Past the Shiny Object - An Update on Digital Assets
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 91: Who is Going to Pay for This? - A COP29 Recap
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 90: Zeitenwende - A Turning Point for Germany?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 89: Don't Call it a Comeback, I've Been Here for Years - Economic Impacts of Trump's Second Term
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 88: A Panoply of Surprises - Update on Japanese Economic and Political Developments
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 87: Unexpected Optimism? - Live from the 2024 IIF Annual Membership Meeting
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 86: Thriving in Turbulence - Previewing the 2024 IIF Annual Membership Meeting
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 85: The Battle for Washington - Counting the Final Days Until the U.S. Elections
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 84: A Blizzard of Ideas - Takeaways from New York Climate Week
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 83: Draghi’s Choice – What Does the Draghi Report Mean for the Future of European Competition?
Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 82: Can We Make a Discussion about Basel III Even More Interesting?
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