David Wang

David Wang

David Wang is currently a Senior Financial Sector Expert in the Climate Finance Policy Unit at the IMF and a professor in Virginia Tech's Department of Economics.

He served as the Head of Asia (ex. Japan) Economics and Chief Economist for the region at Credit Suisse from 2018 to 2023.

Prior to joining Credit Suisse, David was an economist in the research department of International Monetary Fund (IMF), primarily responsible at various times for macroeconomic forecasting of Asian countries and the Eurozone countries. Before the IMF, David was a researcher for BlackRock’s Multi-asset Solutions team, specializing in tactical asset allocation, country, and sector rotation within the equity and commodities spaces. David started his career in the financial industry as an analyst at Morgan Stanley, focusing on convertible debt underwriting and equity derivative valuations.

David holds a PhD in Economics from Stanford University and received his undergraduate education at the University of Chicago, during which he also functioned as a research assistant at the Chicago Federal Reserve. During his spare time, David enjoys playing basketball, weight training, conduct academic research, and movie watching.