William Foster '06

William (Bill) Foster is the lead sovereign credit analyst on a portfolio of sovereign and supranational credits at Moody’s. He covers the United States, India, Canada, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the World Bank.

Prior to Moody’s he was the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Attaché to India, based at the US Embassy in New Delhi. He was responsible for managing the Treasury Department’s relationships with the Indian Ministry of Finance, Reserve Bank of India, and private sector, as well as for providing economic analysis and policy recommendations to the US Government on issues related to the Indian economy and financial system.

He joined the Treasury Department’s Office of International Affairs as an international economist in 2006, and has held a variety of positions, including: India Desk Officer in the Office of South and Southeast Asian Nations; Japan, Australia, and New Zealand Desk Officer in the Office of East Asian Nations; and Latin America Desk Officer in the Office of International Banking and Securities Markets.

Prior to joining Treasury, Mr. Foster was worked for four years as a management consultant at Accenture, where he advised financial services and information technology clients in New York and San Francisco. Mr. Foster received an MIA (Masters of International Affairs) in International Finance and Economic Policy from Columbia University, and a BA (Bachelor of Arts) from Wesleyan University.