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He is a contributor to the Financial Times, where until December 2009 he wrote a blog entitled "Maverecon". In April 2008, he wrote a paper about the situation of Icelandic banks for Landsbanki, together with his wife Anne Sibert. In mid July 2008, an updated version was presented to the government of Iceland. The Icelandic interlocutors considered the paper to be too market-sensitive and it was agreed to keep it confidential. Born in The Netherlands, he is a national of the US and the UK. In January 2010, Buiter joined Citigroup as Chief Economist, replacing Lewis Alexander who vacated the position to work with the United States Treasury eight months prior. In an April 2009 blog post, Buiter described Citigroup as "a conglomeration of worst practice from across the financial spectrum"
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