Biography of Tom Haas

Tom Haas was appointed Director of STATEC on 11 September 2024 by the Government Council on the proposal of the Minister for the Economy, SMEs, Energy and Tourism, Lex Delles.

Tom Haas will succeed Serge Allegrezza, who will retire at the end of October 2024 after 21 years at the head of the administration.

Tom Haas has 15 years' experience with the Institute, particularly in the field of analysis and synthesis. He was successively Head of Studies in the ‘Studies, Forecasts and Research’ unit, then in the ‘Modelling and Forecasting’ unit, before being appointed Head of the ‘Modelling and Forecasting’ unit in 2020. Since 2023, he has been Head of the ‘Conjoncture, Modelling and Forecasting’ department and has joined STATEC's Management Committee. In this capacity, he represented STATEC in a number of institutions and at many meetings at both national (Tripartite, Economic and Social Council, etc.) and international level (European Commission, OECD, IMF, etc.). Tom Haas holds a Master's degree in modelling and econometrics from the University of Montpellier. He completed his training with a ‘Diplôme de Statisticien Economiste’ from the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE Paris) and a Master's degree in International Economics from the University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne. 

 ‘I'm honoured to be appointed Director of STATEC, and I'm looking forward to putting my professional experience and enthusiasm to work for an organisation that I know inside out. Over the last few years, I have seen STATEC's teams demonstrate their ability to adapt to a wide range of challenges. STATEC needs to be responsive, proactive and innovative to help citizens and decision-makers make informed choices,’ says Tom Haas.