Jochen M. Schmittmann is the head of the IMF’s Resident Representative Office in Singapore. Before coming to Singapore, Jochen worked in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific, Western Hemisphere, Finance, and Capital Markets departments. He also worked as part of the team managing the IMF’s investments. Jochen has published on a range of topics in finance and macroeconomics, including behavioral finance, currency hedging, and the economic impact of demographic change in Asia. Jochen holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Goethe University Frankfurt.