Report Launch--Mexico: Illicit Financial Flows, Macroeconomic Imbalances and the Underground Economy
Event Speakers:
Dev Kar
Report Author
Lead Economist of Global Financial Integrity
Tom Cardamone
Managing Director of Global Financial Integrity
Managing Director of the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development
When: Monday, January 30, 2012
9:30 a.m.: Guest registration
10:00-11:30 a.m.: Moderated discussion followed by Q&A
Where: The Offices of Global Financial Integrity
1319 18th Street N.W.
Second Floor Ballroom
Washington, D.C. 20036
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About the Speakers
Dev Kar is the Lead Economist at Global Financial Integrity. Prior to joining the GFI, Dev was a Senior Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC. During a career spanning nearly 32 years at the IMF, Dev worked on a wide variety of macroeconomic and statistical issues, both at IMF headquarters and on different types of IMF missions to member countries (technical assistance, Article IV Consultations with member countries, and Use of IMF Resources).
His assignments at the IMF included: (i) research studies on the functions and role of central banks which formed the basis for the design, development, and implementation of a large-scale database on laws, regulations, and data on various aspects of central banking operations (ii) technical papers on the operational budget of the IMF (iii) carrying out complex IMF operational transactions with member countries, and (iv) review of IMF lending programs involving the use of its financial resources in order to assess sovereign and liquidity risks among many others.
Dev has a Ph.D. in Economics from the George Washington University (Major: Monetary Economics), an M. Phil (Economics), also from the same university (Major: International Economics) and a M.S. (Computer Science) from Howard University (Major: Database Management Systems). His undergraduate degree in Physics is from St. Xavier’s College, University of Calcutta, India. Dev has published a number of articles on macroeconomic and statistical issues both inside and outside the IMF.
Tom Cardamone is the Managing Director of Global Financial Integrity (GFI). During his tenure at GFI he has, in conjunction with the Director and Advisory Board, led the organization from a start-up in late 2006 to its current position as a robust and influential global organization with 11 staff members and a $2 million budget. Cardamone’s primary responsibilities are communicating the organization’s strategic narrative, hiring the team to implement the work plan and generating revenue to support the mission.
Prior to joining GFI, Cardamone was a consultant to non-governmental organizations in the areas of strategic organizational and program planning, development and web site content. From 2000 to 2003 he was Executive Director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a Washington, D.C.-based arms control group. As a Project Director for the Center from 1993 – 2000, Cardamone developed and implemented the core components of an educational project on the economic, security and human rights implications of excessive military weapons sales to developing nations.
During his career Cardamone has appeared on television, radio and in print media advocating policy positions. He has delivered remarks on security issues at the James E. Baker, III, Institute for Public Policy at Rice University and at the John F. Kennedy Library. He also was a contributing author for the book “War or Health: A Reader.”
