Jon Frost is Head of Economics for the Americas at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). He leads a team of economists and analysts who do policy-oriented research and support central bank cooperation on macroeconomic policy, financial stability and digital innovation at the BIS Representative Office for the Americas in Mexico City.
Previously, Jon worked in the BIS Innovation and the Digital Economy unit, at the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the Dutch Central Bank (DNB), VU University in Amsterdam and in the private sector in Germany.
He has published research on fintech, big tech, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), crypto, stablecoins, climate tech, capital flows, macroprudential policy and economic inequality.
Jon is a US national, from Seattle. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Groningen, an MA from the University of Munich and a BA/BS from the University of Washington.