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David McWilliams
rom 1990-1993 David McWilliams was an economist at the Irish Central Bank and helped draft the Irish Submission to the Maastricht Treaty. He advised the authorities during the 1992-93 exchange rate crisis
From 1993-1996 David headed the number 1 rated European Economics Department for UBS, analysing, advising and investing in all major European economies and markets.
He was the youngest director at UBS at the age of 27. He was the first economist to predict the 1990s boom in Ireland which…
rom 1990-1993 David McWilliams was an economist at the Irish Central Bank and helped draft the Irish Submission to the Maastricht Treaty. He advised the authorities during the 1992-93 exchange rate crisis
From 1993-1996 David headed the number 1 rated European Economics Department for UBS, analysing, advising and investing in all major European economies and markets.
He was the youngest director at UBS at the age of 27. He was the first economist to predict the 1990s boom in Ireland which later became known as the "Celtic Tiger" in a 1994 report on Ireland, its economy and its prospects.
From 1996-1998 he was head of Emerging Markets Research for Banque Nationale de Paris, mainly focused on Russia, Israel and the former Yugoslavia
From 1999-2002 he was Global Strategist with a New York based hedge fund Rockwest Capital.
