Michael Leger is a PhD candidate in the department of Politics and International Studies. He studies the history of the rise and fall of the Bretton Woods monetary order. His research is on the relationship between monetary sovereignty and development, and his thesis explores the history of efforts of regional monetary multilateralism amongst developing countries, especially in Latin America and Africa. Michael’s PhD is funded by the Cambridge International Trust and Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
At Cambridge he has supervised on the History and Philosophy of Economics; the Politics of the International Economy; and Political Philosophy and the History of Political Thought since 1890. At King’s College London he has taught the Political Theory of Finance. He also co-wrote 8 chapters of textbook material for a University of London MSc Finance module, “The IMF and Economic Policy.”
While carrying out his research, Michael also completed a Warwick Business School Masters module, “Financial Markets and Financial Risk Management.” He has also been a board member at the Telluride Association since 2019, where he Chairs Telluride’s endowment investment committee.
Prior to Cambridge, Michael graduated at the top of his class in Political Science and History at McGill University in Montreal, and was awarded the RGCS prize for best undergraduate thesis, “Adam Smith and the Limited Joint Stock Company.” He previously attended Deep Springs College, which doubles as a liberal arts college and working cattle ranch.
