Javier Bolzico
CEO
Fit and Proper Consulting
Former Superintendent of Banks of Argentina

Javier Bolzico is an economist graduated from the National University of Cordoba. He studied a Master in Economy and a Ph.D. in Economy in the University of CEMA (Argentina). He attended specialization courses in monetary, financial and bank supervision issues, in the Bank of England, the Bank of Switzerland and in the Toronto Center.

From 1995 to 1996 he was Executive Deputy President of the Bank of Santa Fe. In 1997 he was designated member of the Board of the Central Bank of Argentina, until January 2001. During his mandate as Director, he was Deputy Superintendent and Superintendent of Financial and Exchange Entities. From 2001 until 2002 he was CEO of Patagon Argentina, subsidiary of Bank Santander. He is currently CEO and Senior Partner of Fit & Proper consulting.

Javier Bolzico has both knowledge and experience in issues related to monetary policy, central banking and bank supervision. He participated in the design and was in charge of the bank resolution scheme implemented in Argentina during the 1990s. He was a member of the Liason Group of the Basel Committee, where he worked in issues connected with bank regulation. He has a vast experience in bank capitalization schemes and deposits insurance. Moreover, he was a member of the Constitutive Assembly of ASBA.

Javier Bolzico has an ample experience in international consulting. During the last 5 years he has worked for international organisms as the IMF, World Bank, CAF and for different governments of Central and Latin America. He also has some experience in Asia.

Among his publications, the following can be mentioned: “Reestructuración Bancaria” (World Bank, 2002), “Public Deb and Real Economy” (2001); “Reestructuración de Entidades Financieras” (Nop Review, 2000) and seminar on ”Supervisón Bancaria en el ámbito de Internet”.