Samy ChaarIndustry ExpertSamy Chaar is chief economist at Lombard Odier and a voting member of the Lombard Odier Investment Committee. In this role, he leads a team that formulates the banks macroeconomic insights and analyses economic forecasts.Chaar joined Lombard Odier in 2006. He holds a PhD in economics and a degree from the Paris II Pantheon-Assas & Paris IX Dauphine Universities. From 1999 to 2002 he worked in Asia with the Crdit Agricole Group, first with W.I. Securities in Tokyo and then in asset management in Hong Kong before returning to Paris to prepare for his doctorate.