Maximilian Dunn, Cfa
About Maximilian Dunn, Cfa
Maximilian Dunn, CFA, serves as the Treasury Market Outright Purchase Operations Manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he has worked since 2020. He has extensive experience in finance and economics, having held various roles at the Federal Reserve and other institutions, and holds multiple degrees in economics and China studies.
Current Role at Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Maximilian Dunn serves as the Treasury Market Outright Purchase Operations Manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He has held this position since 2020, contributing to the management of treasury market operations. His responsibilities include overseeing outright purchase operations and participating in SOMA securities lending operations, where he acts as an agent trader for foreign accounts. Dunn also publishes daily, weekly, and FOMC-cycle market briefings that integrate price action, economic data, and private-sector market analysis.
Previous Experience at Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Prior to his current role, Dunn worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in various capacities. He was a Euro Foreign Exchange Reserves Portfolio Manager from 2017 to 2020, and before that, he served as a China-focused FX Trader/Analyst from 2014 to 2017. His experience in these roles involved managing foreign exchange reserves and trading activities, focusing on the Chinese market.
Educational Background
Dunn holds a Master of Arts in International Economics and China Studies from The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), which he completed from 2011 to 2013. He also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mandarin Chinese from Kenyon College between 2005 and 2009. Additionally, he has obtained certificates in China Studies from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center and in Chinese language and economics from Peking University.
Professional Experience in China
Maximilian Dunn has significant professional experience in China. He worked as a Research and Planning Coordinator for Business Development at O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Shanghai from 2010 to 2011. He also held a position as a Winter Paralegal in Antitrust and M&A Practice at McDermott Will & Emery in Shanghai for two months in 2009. Earlier, he served as a Summer Associate at Bank of Montreal in Beijing in 2008 and as a Summer Economist in the East Asia Office at the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C. in 2013.
Contributions to Financial Analysis
In his current role, Dunn co-leads the U.S. Treasury market liquidity analysis for the Markets Group. He provides deep, data-driven thematic research briefs that inform Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury policymakers. His work involves developing and conveying thematic, policy-relevant views on global financial markets, contributing to the decision-making processes of senior Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury management.