Biography

KEVIN COWAN was appointed Board Member of the Central Bank of Chile as of January 2026.

Mr. Cowan holds a degree in commercial engineering from the Catholic University of Chile and a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Prior to his appointment as a member of the Central Bank's board, he served as Chairman of the Financial Committee and director of Itaú Bank Chile. He is a full professor at the Adolfo Ibáñez University Business School.

Served as commissioner and vice president of the Financial Market Commission from 2018 to 2023, and chief economist and capital market coordinator with the Ministry of Finance in 2017.

Between 2014 and 2017 he held various positions at the Inter-American Development Bank and IDB Invest (IIC). He was executive director and alternate executive director of the organization, as well as senior economist for the Andean countries.

Between 2005 and 2013, he was the Director of the Financial Policy Division at the Central Bank of Chile.