Otmar Issing

Otmar Issing
Chief Economist of the European Central Bank
In office
1 June 1998 – 31 May 2006
PresidentWim Duisenberg
Jean-Claude Trichet
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJürgen Stark
Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
In office
1 July 1998 – 1 June 2006
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJürgen Stark
Personal details
Born (1936-03-27) 27 March 1936
Würzburg, Germany
EducationUniversity of Würzburg

Otmar Issing (born 27 March 1936 in Würzburg) is a German economist who was a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2006 and concurrently ECB chief economist. He developed the 'two-pillar' approach to monetary policy decision-making that the ECB has adopted. Issing has been president of the Center for Financial Studies since 2006.

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