Charles St-Arnaud is Chief Economist at Servus Credit Union. He has more than 20 years of experience as an economist in the public and private sector, both in Canada and internationally. Before joining Servus, he was Chief Economist at Alberta Central. Before that, Charles focused on global financial markets as Senior Investment Strategist at Lombard Odier Investment Manager in London, England, and as Senior Economist and FX Strategist at Nomura International in New York City and London.

Charles was at the Department of Finance in Ottawa during the global financial crisis, where he advised senior officials. He also worked for the Bank of Canada and Morgan Stanley. He is a regular contributor to the Financial Post, The Globe andMail, BNN Bloomberg, CBC/Radio-Canada and the Calgary Herald. Charles holds an MSc in Economics from the Université du Québec à Montréal.