Dirk Willer, Ph.D.

Dirk Willer is a Managing Director and Global Head of Macro and Asset Allocation Strategy at Citi Research in NY. In this role, Dirk develops broad macro themes, trades and related asset allocation views. Dirk was the Global Head of Emerging Market Fixed Income and FX Strategy until assuming his current role in 2021. Previously, Dirk worked at Omega Advisors and RHG Capital as a Global Macro Strategist and Portfolio Manager, and at Swiss Bank as their Russia strategist. Before his work on the buy and sell side Dirk advised the Russian government during the stabilization period in the early 90ies.  

Dirk and his team have been ranked as the first team in the Institutional Investor survey for Latam local strategy and the first or second team for Latam sovereign credit strategy from 2017 to 2022, as well as first in CEEMEA and Asia local strategy in 2019.

Dirk is the lead author of “Trading Fixed Income and FX in Emerging Markets”, published by Wiley in 2020. His latest book “Trading Global Macro Markets”, also by Wiley, is going to come out in April of 2026. Dirk and his team are frequently quoted in the financial press and interviewed on TV. Dirk holds a PhD and MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. He did his undergraduate work at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. He is a member of Atlantik-Bruecke and the Economics Club of NY.