General information
I was born and went to school in Tartu. I have lived in Tallinn for over 20 years, and in the US and Luxembourg for nearly ten years altogether.
I have a more than 25-year international finance and banking experience. As a minister, I was leading the development of the Estonian business sector and digital governance.
I am a liberal who stands for freedom and democratic values both in my native country and in the world. I stand for a strong Estonian economy that gives everyone an opportunity for self-realisation and ensures a dignified old age to everyone.
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Phone:
+372 631 6518
Seniority in days:
1649
Date of birth:
11.11.1967
Place of birth:
Tartu
Family:
Married, three children
Education:
Hugo Treffner Gymnasium (former Tartu Secondary School No. 1) 1986;
University of Tartu, finance and credit (equivalent to Master’s degree, cum laude) 1993
University of Tartu, finance and credit (equivalent to Master’s degree, cum laude) 1993
Career:
Bank of Estonia: Central Bank Policy Department, Chief Specialist 1992–1993, Deputy Head of Banking Supervision 1993–1996, Central Bank Policy Department, Deputy Head 1997–1999, Deputy Governor of the Bank 2001–2009;
International Monetary Fund (IMF): Adviser to Executive Director of Nordic-Baltic Constituency 1999–2001, Senior Adviser, Member of Board of Directors 2009–2012;
Senior Adviser to Executive Director of European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) 2012–2013;
Head of the Banking Division of European Stability Mechanism (ESM) 2013–2016;
Eesti Energia, Director of Regulatory Relations 2017, Chief Services Officer and Member of Management Board 2017–2018;
Sutt Consulting OÜ, Finance and Management Consultant, Mentor 2018–2019;
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology 2021–2022
International Monetary Fund (IMF): Adviser to Executive Director of Nordic-Baltic Constituency 1999–2001, Senior Adviser, Member of Board of Directors 2009–2012;
Senior Adviser to Executive Director of European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) 2012–2013;
Head of the Banking Division of European Stability Mechanism (ESM) 2013–2016;
Eesti Energia, Director of Regulatory Relations 2017, Chief Services Officer and Member of Management Board 2017–2018;
Sutt Consulting OÜ, Finance and Management Consultant, Mentor 2018–2019;
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology 2021–2022
Party affiliation:
Estonian Reform Party 2018–, Member of Board
Membership in representative bodies:
14th Riigikogu (Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee 2022–2023), 15th Riigikogu;
elected to Tallinn City Council 2021
elected to Tallinn City Council 2021
Awards:
Order of the White Star, 3rd Class 2008
Other activities:
The Business School for the World (INSEAD, France), Advanced Management Program 2008;
Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation (USA), Negotiations and Leadership 2015;
Supervisory Board of the Bank of Estonia;
University of Tartu Foundation, Supervisory Board;
Estonian Chamber of Mentors;
Estonian Hunters’ Society;
articles in the specialist publications
Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation (USA), Negotiations and Leadership 2015;
Supervisory Board of the Bank of Estonia;
University of Tartu Foundation, Supervisory Board;
Estonian Chamber of Mentors;
Estonian Hunters’ Society;
articles in the specialist publications
Hobbies:
recreational sports, cooking, country home