G20LAP-1 has had a high-profile career in global financial policymaking since the 1980s. He held positions in the US Treasury and Executive Board of the IMF before becoming a key private sector voice in the debates on the global financial architecture and global financial regulation . As such, G20LAP-1 is able to provide extensive insights into global financial crises, policies aimed at sovereign debt resolution, the Basel process, and the global financial architecture in general.