Philip R Lane
About
Philip Richard Lane is an Irish economist who has served as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank and concurrently in not statutory position of ECB chief economist since June 2019. He previously served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland from 2015 to 2019. As ECB Chief Economist, Lane seen by many to provide an academic counterweight to the traditional political abilities of ECB President, Christine Lagarde.
