Sonja is an Adviser at the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) Singapore leading the Hub’s digital asset program. In this role, Sonja leads project Mandala and co-leads projects Rialto and Mariana. Sonja is seconded from the Monetary Authority of Singapore while on leave from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
At the IMF, Sonja worked as Economist and Digital Expert on Transformative Technologies. In that position, she provided capacity building, and technical advice to IMF member countries on digital assets, including CBDCs. In addition to numerous analytical and research papers on financial technology and digital currencies, she also contributed to the analytical work for the G20 agenda to enhance cross-border payments. Immediately prior to joining the BIS, Sonja worked as Market Infrastructure Expert on the digital euro investigation phase at the European Central Bank (ECB).
Sonja holds an MA from Bonn University and an MSc from Georgetown University.
