Christopher Louard

Christopher Louard is a risk management professional, who currently serves as the CEO of the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board.

Mr. Louard had an 18-year distinguished career at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). From September 2016 to March 2023, he served as Director of the Financial Sector Supervision Department. In that position, he led the regulation and supervision of banks licensed by the ECCB. He advised the ECCB’s Governor on issues of financial stability and provided technical advice and capacity development to stakeholders within the financial sector.

Mr. Louard has held several other positions at the ECCB including Deputy Director, Senior Bank Examiner, and Economic Statistician.

From September 2014 to August 2016, Mr. Louard worked in the private sector as the Chief Risk Officer of the East Caribbean Financial Holding Company – the parent company of the Bank of Saint Lucia. While at ECFH, he was responsible for strategic oversight of risk management and compliance, and the group’s business continuity program.

Christopher holds a B.Sc. degree in Honors Actuarial Science and Statistics from the University of Western Ontario. He also holds a Diploma in Operations Research from the Canadian Operational Research Society. He obtained the Chartered Director (C.Dir.) designation from The Caribbean Governance Training Institute in January 2017.