Christine Lagarde — ECB President

As President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde managed monetary policy for the 20-nation eurozone in 2025, navigating a complex environment of residual inflation, slowing growth, and geopolitical uncertainty. Her decisions on interest rates and quantitative easing had direct consequences for hundreds of millions of Europeans. Lagarde also played a key role in international financial diplomacy through the G7 and G20 forums.