Helene rey biography

French economist

Hélène Rey (born 1970) is a French economist who serves as Professor at London Business School (LBS). Her work focuses on international trade, financial imbalances, financial crises and the international monetary system.^[1]

Early life and education

The daughter of a teacher and an engineer, Rey was born in Brioude of South-Central France^[2] in 1970, where she lived for the early years of her life, speaking both French and English.

Rey received her undergraduate degree from ENSAE Paris in 1994^[3] and a Master of Science degree in Engineering Economic Systems from Stanford University the same year. She has Ph.Ds from Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and London School of Economics, both in 1998.

Career

After working as a lecturer at LSE 1997–2000 Rey was assistant professor and later professor (2006) at Princeton University where she also worked at Bendheim Center for Finance and Woodrow Wilson Schoo