Digital Finance Advisory Council

Dirk Jan Grolleman

Dirk Jan Grolleman is Deputy Division Chief in the Financial Supervision and Regulation Division of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Since joining the IMF in 2012, he has been involved in shaping international financial sector policies and leading capacity development initiatives across IMF member countries. His current work focuses on strengthening banking supervision frameworks, addressing emerging challenges in cybersecurity, and digital transformation in financial services.

Dirk Jan has over two decades of experience in financial sector oversight and policy development. Prior to his current role in Washington, he served as a regional financial sector advisor for IMF’s technical assistance center in East Africa (2012–2016), where he supported regulatory reforms and supervisory capacity building. From 2010 to 2012, he was seconded by the Dutch Central Bank to advise the Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Georgia, contributing to the modernization of Georgia’s supervisory architecture.

Earlier in his career, Dirk Jan held senior supervisory roles at the Dutch Central Bank (2006–2010), where he focused on prudential oversight of financial institutions. Before transitioning to public service, he spent eight years in the private sector with ING Bank NV (1998–2006), gaining hands-on experience in banking operations and risk management.

He holds an engineering degree and a Master of Science in Risk Management, combining technical rigor with strategic insight into financial system resilience.