The Group of Thirty, established in 1978, is an independent global body comprised of economic and financial leaders from the public and private sectors and academia. It aims to deepen understanding of global economic and financial issues, and to explore the international repercussions of decisions taken in the public and private sectors. The Group is characterized by the extensive experience of its members and open-minded, forward thinking.
About the Group of Thirty
Members
Members
The Group currently has 31 members, in addition to 9 senior members and 17 emeritus members. They comprise a broadly even spread of persons holding current leadership positions in the public and private sectors and in the academia, with most having had prior public sector leadership experience nationally or internationally. At present, they include six current leaders within the central banking community, and several others who became members while they were central bankers.1
134 of our members formerly held senior positions in central banking, of which 28 of them served as central bankers while a G30 member. Our membership also includes 15 members who in the past held ministerial positions or acted as senior policymakers.
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Work Program
Work Program
The Group of Thirty pursues an annual work program on economic and financial research on topics of interest to policy makers and industry globally. read more »
Publications
Publications
The Group of Thirty has its entire library of publications available for download for free on the website. Publications range from our longer, more in-depth research reports, to our shorter, generally single author, Occasional Paper series. read more »
Events
Events
The events hosted by the Group of Thirty are private, invitation-only forums in which very senior members of the banking, financial, and regulatory community come together to discuss topics of common concern in frank exchanges of views and positions. read more »
Resources
Resources
The Group of Thirty offers a country-index of financial leaders along with links to each country's institutional website. Our resource page also offers links to large international institutions. read more »
Supporters
Supporters
The Group of Thirty is a 501c3 non-for-profit institution. The Board of Trustees, the Chairman, and the members of the Group of Thirty are extremely grateful for the support, monetary or in kind, of our contributors. We thank all of our contributors and supporters who have helped make the Group of Thirty a successful institution through our thirty years of existence. read more »