Klaas Knot

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Klaas Henderikus Willem Knot (born 14 April 1967) is a Dutch economist and central banker who was president of the Dutch central bank De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) from 2011 until 2025. In this capacity he served as a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) and its General Council for 14 years making him one of the longest serving members, as well as of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements. He served as Chair of the G20’s Financial Stability Board from 2 December 2021 to 1 July 2025. Before assuming DNB’s presidency, Knot served as Deputy Treasurer-General and Director of Financial Markets at the Dutch Ministry of Finance (2009–2011). He held various positions at DNB from 1995-2009, interspersed with positions at the International Monetary Fund (1998-1999) and the former Dutch Pensions and Insurance Supervisory Authority (2003-2004). He recently joined the Peterson Institute for International Economics as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow. He is an active member of the Group of Thirty, a global advisory body of economic and financial leaders, and the CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council and he advises the European Commission and the European Stability Mechanism respectively on central bank independence for EU candidate countries and on institutional reforms. Knot also holds academic positions as (honorary) Professor in Monetary Stability since 2015 at the University of Amsterdam and honorary professor of Money and Banking at the University of Groningen since 2005. Knot earned his undergraduate degree with honors in economics from the University of Groningen in 1991 and his doctorate in economics there in 1995. In 2025, he was appointed Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in recognition of his distinguished public service.