H.E. Dr. Amer Bisat

Amer Bisat, PhD., is Minister of Economy and Trade for the Republic of Lebanon. 

Dr. Bisat began his career as a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund where he helped negotiate high profile programs with Russia, Ukraine, and Egypt.  In 1998, he moved to a career in international financial markets taking on senior portfolio management positions at Morgan Stanely and UBS.  In 2013, he joined BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, as the Global Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income and a member of the Fixed Income Executive Committee. 

Dr. Bisat taught graduate level economics courses at Columbia University. He co-authored a book on globalization, and multiple academic and policy papers on growth and financial sector development. He was the chairman of the Arab Banking Association of North America and is a trustee of a number of cultural and art institutions. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Dr. Bisat earned a BA from the American University of Beirut and a PhD. in economics and finance from Columbia University.