Dr. Bernanke is a senior advisor to PIMCO and a Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He contributes his views and insights on the economy to the firm’s investment process and engages periodically with clients. Prior to becoming an advisor to PIMCO in April 2015, he was Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve from February 2006 through January 2014. He served as Chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers in 2005. Dr. Bernanke was a Professor of Economics at Princeton University from 1985 to 2002. He has published articles on a variety of economic and monetary issues and is the author of several scholarly books and two textbooks. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from MIT and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.

Joshua Bolten is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Roundtable in Washington, an association of CEOs of leading U.S. companies. Between 2011 and 2016, he was a Managing Director of Rock Creek Global Advisors, an international economic policy advisory firm he co-founded. Mr. Bolten served in the White House under President George W. Bush as Chief of Staff from 2006 until 2009, Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 2003 until 2006 and prior to that, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. Mr. Bolten received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a law degree from Stanford University.

Dr. Brown was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from June 2007 to May 2010. Previously Dr. Brown served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007, becoming the longest-serving holder of that office in two centuries. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Edinburgh and before entering Parliament was a lecturer. He has authored a number of books and since leaving government, he has been the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and chaired the Global Strategic Infrastructure Initiative of the World Economic Forum.

Mr. Carney was appointed UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance in December 2019. From 2013 to March 2020, he served as the Governor of the Bank of England and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Policy Committee, and the Board of the Prudential Regulation Committee. He has also served as Chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) from 2011 to 2018, Chair of the Economic Cooperation Council of Governors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) from 2017 to 2020, First Vice-Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board, a member of the Group of Thirty, and a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum. Mr. Carney received a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University and a master's degree and doctorate in economics from Oxford University. After a 13-year career with Goldman Sachs in London, Tokyo, New York, and Toronto, Mr. Carney was Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2003 to 2004. He was Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Finance until 2008 when he was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada, where he served until 2013.

Mr. Ng served as Group Chief Investment Officer of GIC (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation) from 2007 to 2013. Previously, he was the founding Chairman of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX) from 1983 to 1987, now incorporated into the Singapore Exchange. Mr. Ng was a member of the Strategic Committee of Agency France Tresor from 2001 to 2014, for which the Government of France conferred on him the award of “La Croix de Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur” in 2004. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Singapore and a Sloan Master’s degree in management from Stanford University.

Dr. Slaughter is President and CEO of New America, a think tank and civic enterprise. She also serves as the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Previously, Dr. Slaughter was the director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State from January 2009 to February 2011. Prior to her government service, Dr. Slaughter served as the Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University from 2002 to 2009. She has written and edited many books and scholarly articles, and from 1994 to 2002, Dr. Slaughter was the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law and director of the international legal studies program at Harvard Law School. She holds a D.Phil in international relations from Oxford, a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University.

Mr. Trichet was President of the European Central Bank from November 2003 to October 2011, and was President of the European Systemic Risk Board since its inception until October 2011. Previously, Mr. Trichet led the French Treasury for six years, chaired the Paris Club for sovereign debt rescheduling for 10 years, chaired the European "Monetary Committee" for 2 years and was governor of Banque de France for 10 years. Early in his career he was advisor to the French President for microeconomics, energy, industry and research from 1978 to 1981. Mr. Trichet is an ingenieur civil des mines. He graduated from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris, the Université de Paris in economics and the Ecole nationale d’administration.