▁test ifies ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁Fin ance ▁Minister s ’ ▁E CO F IN ▁meeting , ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁the ▁German ▁Parliament ▁( B und est ag ) ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Parliament ▁( Ass embl ée ▁N ationale ). ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Conseil ▁d ’ An aly se ▁Econom ique ▁( CA E ) ▁under ▁success ive ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁Jean - M arc ▁Ay ra ult ▁and ▁Manuel ▁V alls . ▁ ▁Education ▁Wol ff ▁holds ▁a ▁Ph D ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bonn , ▁studied ▁econom ics ▁in ▁Bonn , ▁Toul ouse , ▁Pitts burgh ▁and ▁Pass au . ▁He ▁is ▁fl uent ▁in ▁German , ▁English , ▁French ▁and ▁has ▁some ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Bulgar ian ▁and ▁Spanish . ▁ ▁Career ▁Wol ff ▁joined ▁Bru eg el ▁from ▁the ▁European ▁Commission , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁macro e conom ics ▁of ▁the ▁euro ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁reform ▁of ▁euro ▁area ▁govern ance . ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁the ▁Commission , ▁he ▁was ▁coordin ating ▁the ▁research ▁team ▁on ▁fis cal ▁policy ▁at ▁Deutsche ▁Bundes bank . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund ▁( IM F ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁IM F ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁Christ ine ▁Lag arde ▁appointed ▁Wol ff ▁to ▁the ▁External ▁Ad vis ory ▁Group ▁on ▁Sur ve ill ance , ▁a ▁group ▁mand ated ▁to ▁review