Charles St-Arnaud

Charles
Charles
St-Arnaud
Alberta Central
Chief Economist

Charles St-Arnaud is Chief Economist at Alberta Central, the central banking facility for Alberta’s credit unions. He has more than 20 years of experience as an Economist in the public and private sector, both in Canada and internationally. Before joining Alberta Central, he was Senior Investment Strategist at Lombard Odier Investment Manager in London, advising investors and portfolio managers on global financial markets. Before that, he was Senior Economist and FX Strategist at Nomura International in NY and London. Charles was at the Department of Finance in Ottawa during the global financial crisis, where he advised senior officials on economic policy to respond to the crisis. He also worked for the Bank of Canada and Morgan Stanley in London and Hong Kong. Charles holds an Msc. in Economics from Université du Québec à Montréal.