Natalia Lechmanova

Chief Economist, Europe

Mastercard

As Senior Economist, Europe & Middle East & Africa, Natalia’s responsibilities include development and delivery of differentiated economic, financial, policy and market thought leadership for customers, Mastercard and public policy makers.

Natalia comes to Mastercard with over 20 years of experience in economic research and analysis. Prior to joining Mastercard, Natalia was the Head of Sovereign and Economic Risk for Europe, Middle East & Africa at Goldman Sachs in London, where she was responsible for the analysis of macroeconomic, financial, geopolitical and social dynamics in countries in the region, as well as short-term and long-term trends and scenarios for the global economy.