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，从2010年2月到2013年7月，柯林斯先生在美国财政部国际金融助理秘书。任职期间他负责领导财政部的国际货币政策、国际金融研究，与G7/G8及G20沟通协调，区域性及双边经济事务，包括参与美中经济对话。

在此之前，柯林斯先生作为IMF的研究部门的副主任，带领整个团队负责世界经济展望报告。在2006年加入研究部门之前，他在IMF担任过各种各样的职务，包括1997年到2001年负责在日本的活动、2001年到2003年在美国的活动及2004年到2006年在巴西的活动。柯林斯先生在国际宏观经济领域出版了大量作品。除了《世界经济展望》外，他还共著了《后泡沫时代——日本如何应对资产价格崩盘》、《管理金融危机——拉美的经验与教训》、《拉美的稳定与改革——20世纪90年代前期宏观经济层面的经验》及《印度——经济改革与增长》。

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.”