柯林斯是国际金融协会董事总经理兼首席经济学家。在加入国际金融协会之前，柯林斯先生曾经于2010年2月至2013年7月在美国财政部担任助理秘书长，负责国际金融，主导财政部关于国际货币政策、国际金融机构、协调G7/G8及G20等事宜、区域性及双边经济事务（包括参加美中经济对话）等工作。

之前，柯林斯先生还曾担任国际货币基金组织研究部的副主任，带领团队负责世界经济展望报告。在2006年加入研究部之前，他曾在国际货币基金组织担任过很多职务，包括1997年至2001年负责关于日本的研究，2001年至2003年负责关于美国的研究，2004年至2006年负责关于巴西的研究。柯林斯在国际宏观经济事务方面出版了半多著作。除了世界经济展望报告之外，他还一起编著了《后泡沫蓝调——日本如何应对资产价格的崩塌》、《应对金融危机——拉丁美洲的近况及教训》、《拉丁美洲的稳定与改革——宏观经济学观点分析二十世纪九十年代前期以来的事宜》以及《印度——经济变革与增长》。

Charles Collyns is Managing Director and Chief Economist at the IIF. Prior to joining the IIF, Mr. Collyns served as Assistant Secretary for International Finance at U.S. Treasury, a post he held February 2010 to July 2013. In that capacity, he was responsible for leading the Treasury’s work on international monetary policy, international financial institutions, coordination with the G7/G8 and G20, and regional and bilateral economic issues, including participation in the U.S. – China economic dialogues.

Previously, Mr. Collyns served as Deputy Director of the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he headed the team responsible for the World Economic Outlook report. Prior to joining the Research Department in 2006, he held a number of other positions at the IMF, including holding responsibility for its work on Japan from 1997 to 2001, the United States from 2001 to 2003, and Brazil from 2004 to 2006. Collyns has published on a broad range of international macro-economic issues. In addition to the "World Economic Outlook" reports, he co-authored "Post Bubble Blues - How Japan Responded to Asset Price Collapse," "Managing Financial Crises - Recent Experience and Lessons for Latin America,” "Stabilization and Reform in Latin America - A Macroeconomic Perspective on the Experience since the early 1990s." and “India—Economic Reform and Growth.”