Martin Merlin
Director - Bank, insurance and financial crime, European Commission, DG FISMA
Masters Degree – Political science/International Affairs
Masters Degree – Philosophy
He started his career at the French Treasury in the Department of International Monetary and Financial Affairs.
He then joined the Commission and since then has worked consistently across the various domains of Financial Services including positions in the Commissioner’s Cabinet, as Head of Unit coordinating Financial Services Policy and as Director of Financial Markets until his current position as Director, Banking, Insurance and Financial Crime.
He represents the Commission at the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, on the Board of Supervisors of both EBA and EIOPA, in the Financial Stability Board and in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF/GAFI)
Featured work
What can we learn from the 2023 banking turmoil?
What were the root causes of the banking failures in March 2023, and what lessons can be learned to prevent future crises?
Bruegel Annual Meetings 2020 - Day 3
Third day of Bruegel Annual Meetings.
Bruegel Annual Meetings 1-3 September, 2020
Bruegel's flagship event transformed into a virtual conference for pandemic times
Bank resolution: consistency and predictability
Closed-door workshop on various aspects of bank resolution.