After graduating from University of Pavia in 1997 with a Degree in Business and Economics, Mr. Biondi started to work as a junior risk manager for JP Morgan, first in Milan and then in London. Soon afterward he joined ABN AMRO Bank and subsequently moved to Amsterdam as senior credit risk manager in charge of trading counterparty credit risk management. During his 5 years stint at ABN AMRO Bank he also worked on the implementation of a bank-wide credit risk portfolio modelling system as well as a risk reporting tool. Following that experience at ABN AMRO he came back to London to accept a role as head of credit risk analytics and portfolio reporting at Standard Bank of South Africa in charge, among other things, of implementing the internal model for the Basel 2 FIRB project. In January 2007 he returned to Italy where he joined Banca Mediolanum as head of risk control with group-wide risk management responsibilities. In 2011 he undertook an Executive Master in Business and Banking Administration at Bocconi University. In 2014 he took, within Risk Management of Banca Mediolanum, the responsibility for quantitative modelling, reporting and group wide coordination. In April 2018 became head of risk management for Banca Mediolanum reporting to the Group CRO. In March 2020 became Group Chief Risk Officer for Banca Mediolanum.

Vikram Haksar is the Deputy Chief Risk Officer at the IMF helping lead its centralized risk management function of all IMF activities in lending, surveillance, capacity development and people, processes and technology. Advises IMF Management and the Executive Board on top risks and mitigations to tolerance, working with staff to build the Enterprise Risk Management framework and support a strong risk culture.

Previously led the IMFs financial stability risk and policy analysis in the global FSAP program and launched IMFs climate risk financial stability impact analysis. Extensive crisis management experience as IMF risk sign-off on engagements in Euro Area crisis countries, Russia, and Ukraine, and staff work on other EMs under stress. Led the set-up of the IMF’s first ever Flexible Credit Line, a $70 billion agreement with Mexico in 2009. IMF lead on developing institutional approaches to fiscal space, AI, fintech and G-20 engagement on technology and macro policy.

Ph.D in economics from Cornell University and educated at The Doon School.