Managing Climate Risks in Financial Sector

Apostolos Panagiotopoulos is a Senior Financial Sector Expert in the Financial Sector Assessment and Policy Division at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He specializes in climate risk analysis and stress test modeling for the financial sector. Prior to joining the IMF in 2020, Panagiotopoulos spent a decade at the Bank of England, where he focused on developing stress test models for macroprudential policymaking. His expertise has contributed to the IMF's approaches to climate risk analysis in Financial Sector Assessment Programs (FSAPs), as evidenced by his co-authorship of the IMF Climate Note 2022/005. Panagiotopoulos holds a bachelor's degree from Athens University of Economics and Research, a master's from the University of Southampton, and a PhD from the University of Nottingham. As a Greek and British national, he brings a diverse perspective to his work on financial stability and climate-related financial risks.