Chatham House - Inaugural Julius Fellowship in International Economics
28 Mar 2014 11:52 AM
Chatham House is pleased to announce the recipient of
the inaugural Julius Fellowship in International
Economics.
Julia Fung-Yee Leung, visiting fellow at Harvard
University Asia Center, and formerly Under-Secretary for Financial Services and
the Treasury for the Government of Hong Kong, will take up the nine month
fellowship in April 2014.
Working within the International Economics department at
Chatham House, Ms Leung’s research will focus on the policy response to
the global financial crisis in Asia.
The
Julius Fellowship, created to honour Dame DeAnne Julius, chairman of Chatham
House (2003-12), forms part of the institute’s wider aim to create an
ever-expanding network of independent thinkers on international affairs. They
will bring new international perspectives and voices to the institute and into
Western policy, and they will drive the debate of new ideas for the global
economy and its governance.
Previously, Ms Leung worked for the Hong Kong Monetary
Authority, where she was responsible for strategizing and coordinating
financial markets initiatives related to central bank and finance ministries in
the Asia Pacific region. She was responsible for market surveillance, economic
research and collaborative initiatives related to the People’s Bank of
China (PBoC) and State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Most notable
was her work done collaboratively with the PBoC to introduce narrow RMB banking
business in 2004 and to launch the inaugural RMB bond in Hong Kong in
2007.
Prior to that she worked for ten years as Chief
Correspondent at The Asian Wall Street Journal, reporting on China’s
political, economic and financial developments, as well as the banking
activities of Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Dame DeAnne Julius says: ‘I am delighted that
Julia Fung-Yee Leung has been chosen as the inaugural Julius Fellow in
International Economics. Her deep policy experience will add to the
richness of economic discussion at Chatham House, especially as it explores the
implications of the rising economic power of Asia. As well as
contributing to the institute’s research, she will also have the
opportunity to enrich her own international perspective through participating
in the institute’s workshops, seminars and conferences, along with other
visiting fellows and research staff.’
Notes to Editors
DeAnne Julius served as Chairman of Chatham House from
2003 to 2012. She has been a member for more than 25 years and was Head of
International Economics from 1986 to 1989.
After receiving her PhD in economics from the University
of California, she joined the World Bank where her work took her to many Asian
and African countries. After moving to the UK and working at Chatham House, she
went on to become Chief Economist at Shell and British Airways. She was then
chosen as a founding member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of
England. From 2001 to 2004 she served on the Court of the Bank. For the British
government she chaired the Banking Services Consumer Codes Review Group and the
Public Services Industry Review.
Dame DeAnne is a dual US/UK citizen. She currently
serves on the boards of Jones Lang LaSalle (US), Roche Holdings SA
(Switzerland) and Deloitte (UK). She is a former board member of BP, Lloyds TSB
and Serco. She has written five books and numerous papers on subjects ranging
from foreign direct investment to strategic planning and corporate governance.
She holds four honorary doctorates and was awarded a DCMG in
2013.