David Leung currently works in the BIS Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre as a visiting advisor. Before joining the BISIH, he worked as an economist in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, in charge of economic analysis and policy research on global/ regional financial market issues. Prior to the HKMA, he worked in the Hang Seng Bank, responsible for investment research and fund management. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of California, Riverside, and a master of finance from the George Washington University.