Simonas Krėpšta

Simonas Krėpšta started his professional career in one of Lithuania’s commercial banks in 2006. In 2008–2019, he worked at Lietuvos bankas: having started his career there as an economist at the Financial Stability Division, he later held senior positions as Head of the Macroprudential Policy Division of the Financial Stability Department and Director of the Financial Stability Department. In 2019 to 2021 he chaired the Economic and Social Policy Group of the Presidential Office that coordinates economic, financial, innovation, health and social policy matters. Simonas Krėpšta holds an International Executive MBA from the Baltic Management Institute (BMI) as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics (Finance and Banking) from Vytautas Magnus University.

For several years he worked as a lecturer in Financial Intermediation (for graduates) and international finance (for undergraduates) at ISM University of Management and Economics. As a Member of the Board of Lietuvos bankas, he oversees the areas of financial market supervision, financial asset management and market operations as well as the activities of the Centre for Digital Excellence.