Hello, I'm Richard Senner. I joined the FSB Secretariat in 2025 after working at the Swiss National Bank and the European Central Bank.
A physicist by training, I am used to questions like how the behaviour of individual atoms adds up to the dynamics of the system as a whole. For the financial system, that means aggregating across sectors and across borders, which is precisely the perspective of the FSB.
At the global level, every financial asset is someone else's liability. In theory, the accounts should close like a conservation law, but in practice data rarely do. Closing those gaps is part of my job. From my office in Basel, I support members across the G20 in building a shared picture of the system and developing shared responses to vulnerabilities.
My work focuses on financial innovation – from stablecoins and tokenisation to artificial intelligence and quantum computing. The aim is to realise its benefits while safeguarding financial stability and ensuring finance serves the real economy. Technology moves quickly, while building a shared position among members takes time. Developing an issue from initial analysis to consensus is the most rewarding part of the role. Jurisdictions bring different perspectives, and this diversity makes the outcome impactful.
Two projects I am particularly excited to work on are the FSB analysis of global stablecoins and the FSB's global monitoring of non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) – the latter being based on probably the most holistic dataset of NBFIs worldwide.
