Deputy Managing Director
Robert (Bob) Fay was appointed Deputy Managing Director of the Bank’s International Economic Analysis Department (INT) in September 2013. He is responsible for assessing global economic developments and their implications for Canada, as well as investigating a wide variety of issues, including those related to the international monetary system and global financial architecture.
In 2001, after spending ten years in Paris as an economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Mr. Fay was made Principal Researcher at the Bank of Canada in the Current Analysis Division of the Research Department. He then became Assistant Chief of that department in 2002, working on structural issues in the Canadian economy, as well as short-term forecasting.
In 2010, Mr. Fay was appointed Special Assistant to the Governor. In this capacity, he served as the Governor’s Chief of Staff and worked closely with members of Governing Council, other members of the Management Forum and Bank staff to manage the information requirements of the Governor. He held this position until his current appointment.
Mr. Fay was born in Toronto. He holds a master’s degree in economics from Queen’s University.