Samuel Zief

Samuel Zief is Global Macro Strategist & Head of FX Strategy for the Private Bank. In this role, he is responsible for developing and communicating the firm’s global macroeconomic views and investment strategies. He has an expertise in interest rates and central bank policy, and is solely responsible for formulating the strategic foreign exchange views and outlook for private bank clients.

Sam previously worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, holding a series of research and policy positions. Most recently, he was responsible for crafting and disseminating the Open Market Trading desk’s views on international and foreign exchange market developments to senior Federal Reserve officials in New York and Washington, D.C. Sam earned his M.A. in International Economics and Finance from Johns’ Hopkins University’s School for Advanced International Studies and his B.A. from George Washington University.

After spending five years with the bank in London, Sam relocated to New York with his wife and two children in 2024.