Professional History: Christian Allison is the President and Chief Executive Office of the Liberian Bank for Development & Investment (LBDI). Christian's new role follows extensive interaction with LBDI that he had while at the Central Bank, where he was the Resident Administrator of LBDI. In that role, he led the implementation of an IMF-approved resolution strategy for the resuscitation of LBDI. He oversaw decisions affecting the bank that were critical to the restructuring and cost rationalization that resulted in the bank’s stabilisation. In that three-year period, he oversaw a $31.5 million recapitalisation of LBDI; $13 million of outstanding obligations to the bank; increases in the vault, reserve, and current account holdings; and the corporate governance restructuring of the bank.

Prior to his appointment, he served the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) for 21 consecutive years in various capacities – Junior Bank Examiner; Senior Bank Examiner; Assistant Director for Supervision & Surveillance; Assistant Director, Regulation & Policy; Chief Risk Officer/Head, Risk Management; and as Director for Enterprise Risk Management. Christian is the Director of Risk Management (Chief Risk Officer) at Central Bank of Liberia where he has worked since 2007. He has held several positions including Assistant Director, Regulation & Policy, Regulation & Supervision Department; Assistant Director for Supervision & Surveillance, Regulation & Supervision Department, and Senior Bank Examiner.

Academic and professional credentials: BA in Business Administration - University of Liberia
(M.B.A.) Corporate Finance - University of Cape Town
Certificate in Business Risk Management - University of Cape Town
Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management - Ethan Hathaway
Certificate in Advanced Risk-Based Bank Supervision - Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Certificate in Specialized Course in Bank Supervision - Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Certificate in Advanced Bank Supervision - West African Institute of Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM)
Certificate Computer Applications in Accounting, Auditing & Financial Management - WAIFEM
Certificate Course in Anti-Money Laundering - World Bank/GIABA
Certificate New Basel Capital Accord and Risk Based Bank Supervision - Financial Stability Institute (FSI) & Bank of Ghana

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