Claudio Irigoyen is managing director and head of Global Economics Research for BofA Global Research. In this capacity, he oversees the Global Economics Research team, coordinates global economics forecasts and reports on the global economic landscape.

Prior to being named head of Global Economics Research, Irigoyen was head of Latin America Economics, Equities and Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange Research. He ranked number one for several years in the Latin America Institutional Investor surveys, and under his leadership, the Latin America team ranked first overall.

Before joining BofA in 2011, Irigoyen served as head of Global Macro Trading at Deutsche Bank Proprietary Trading. Prior to joining Wall Street, he served as chief economist and director of monetary policy at the Central Bank of Argentina for half a decade.

Irigoyen holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. He is based in New York.