Ákos Bod, Péter

At present he is Director of Institute of Economics and Chairman of Economic Policy Department at Corvinus University of Budapest, and Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 2014.

A graduate of Budapest University of Economics (1975), he first worked for the Budapest Institute of Planning as research economist, taught economics in Hungary and as visitor lecturer in the US. After the democratic changes, he became Cabinet Minister for Industry and Trade (1990-1991), was elected governor of the Hungarian National Bank (1991-1994), and later served as board member at EBRD, London (1995-1998).