Knut Getz Wold

Knut Getz Wold (3 August 1915 – 9 October 1987) was a Norwegian economist and civil servant, who served as the governor of the Central Bank of Norway from 1970 to 1985.

He was born in Verdal Municipality in Nordre Trondheim county, as a son of district physician Trygve Wold (1879–1939) and Anna Ella Getz (1893–1960).

From July 1947 to March 1948 he served as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs.

In 1948 he returned to the civil servant role when he became deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Trade.

[6] Wold was also a consultant for the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1946 to 1958, financial commentator in Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation radio from 1948 to 1970, chairman of Statsøkonomisk Forening from 1963 to 1968, board chairman of Dagbladet from 1970 to 1974 and board member of Alcan Aluminium from 1967 to 1971.