Frank Lierman is the former Chief Economist of Belfius Bank, having formerly held the role at Dexia Bank Belgium. Previously he worked at the Artesia Banking Corporation and its predecessor Paribas Bank Belgium in a number of capacities: Economic Research, Marketing, Organisation, Asset Management, Euro-Project. He is a member of the Council of Management of SUERF – the European Money and Finance Forum. He also serves as head of the Belgian Financial Forum’s Revue bancaire et financière. He has authored numerous publications on the solvency and profitability of Belgian financial institutions, and on various financial and macroeconomic topics. He holds a degree in Economic Sciences from the Catholic University of Leuven.