Education
In 1984, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.
In 1984, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Ingves has a Finland Swedish background. Ingves was named Governor of Sveriges Riksbank in 2006. In response to the Icelandic financial crisis of 2008, Ingves argued that "in times of uncertainty and turmoil, the central banks have a responsibility to cooperate." Ingves confronted the "task of safeguarding macroeconomic and financial stability" in 2008.
And in 2009, he presided over a decline to the lowest official Swedish interest rate since records began in 1907.
In 2011, Ingves became the Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.