Julia Symon

Julia Symon has extensive working experience in the banking industry. Prior to joining Finance Watch, she spent ten years working as an internal audit manager for two international banks in Germany. Julia joined Finance Watch in 2021 and was appointed as the Head of Research and Advocacy in January 2022.

Her areas of expertise cover banks’ risk management and internal control system, in particular credit risk and lending processes, capital adequacy assessment,; governance, regulatory compliance, as well as custody and investment management services. Julia has experience of banks´ supervisory interactions under supervisory review and evaluation process (SREP). At Finance Watch, she has worked on banking and insurance prudential regulation, climate-related financial risk, sustainable finance and Capital Markets Union, among others.

Julia holds a Master’s degree in international economics with majors in financial management and international trade from the University of Konstanz, Germany, and a Master’s degree in international economics / European integration from the Kyiv National Economic University. She also obtained a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) qualification from the Global Association of Risk Professionals