Lex Rieffel

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Lex Rieffel is an expert on Southeast Asia, sovereign debt restructuring, international financial institutions, U.S. foreign assistance strategy and international volunteer service. He is a former U.S. Treasury economist and senior executive at the Institute of International Finance.

Experience

Past Positions

  • Financial Consultant, Boston Institute for Developing Economies
  • Adjunct Professor, SAIS-Johns Hopkins University
  • Senior Advisor and Director, Institute of International Finance
  • International economist, U.S. Treasury Department
  • Program officer, Agency for International Development
  • Planning Analyst, International Paper Company
  • Peace Corps Volunteer (India)
  • Lt(jg.), U.S. Navy

Education

  • M.A., M.A.L.D., the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, 1969
  • B.A., Princeton University, 1963

Language Fluency

  • Bahasa Indonesia
  • French

Contact

Email Lex Rieffel

202.797.6105Brookings Office of Communications

Resources

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