Carine Chartouni

Ms. Carine Chartouni is the Deputy Division Chief of the Financial and Fiscal Law Division of the IMF’s Legal Department, overseeing the work on central banking and financial sector, covering core areas and new ones such as Fintech. The latter entails supporting the IMF member countries in the design of their legal frameworks in the context of IMF surveillance, lending, and capacity development, and contributing to the formulation of legal policies. Previously, Ms. Chartouni was an Executive Director and Head of the Compliance Department at the Central Bank of Lebanon where she also held other positions including as Deputy General Counsel of the Legal Department. Ms. Chartouni has also worked as a Corporate Lawyer with Dewey & Leboeuf LLP in Dubai. She holds an International Executive MBA from ESCP Europe, an LL.M in International Law from Temple University, and an LL.B in Civil Law from the LA Sagesse University. Ms. Chartouni is the recipient of the award granted by the Lebanese parliamentarians to leading women in the public sector. Ms. Chartouni is also a member of the Beirut and the New York Bar Associations.