Sander Tordoir
Senior Advisor

Sander Tordoir

Senior Advisor


Sander Tordoir is chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, a think tank devoted to making the EU work better and strengthening its role in the world.

Prior to joining the CER, he was an advisor to the European Central Bank representative at the International Monetary Fund and an economist in the ECB’s international relations directorate. Sander was a consultant at the World Bank and a seconded expert to the German Federal Finance Ministry.

He has published widely on eurozone macroeconomic policy, the EU’s trade and industrial policy response to China, the EU single market, the IMF and sovereign debt issues. His policy research has been cited in media outlets such as Bloomberg, Politico, the Financial Times and Economist and he has given testimony to the European Parliament.

Sander studied at Amsterdam University College and Columbia University, where he was a Fulbright scholar.