Isabelle Chatry's current work focuses on multi-level governance, decentralization and sub-national public finance. She is the main author of the OECD (2017) "Multi-level governance reforms: overview of OECD country experiences" and one of the authors of "Making Decentralisation Work: a handbook for Policy Makers". She coordinated the work of OECD/UCLG 2016 "Subnational Governments around the world: structure and finance" and OECD/UCLG 2019 World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment (SNG-WOFI). She also publishes the annual OECD statistical brochure entitled "Sub-national Governments in OECD Countries: Key Data" and "Key Data on Local and Regional Governments in the EU".
Before joining the OECD, Isabelle worked in the Research Department of Dexia Crédit Local where she was in charge of the division covering the sector analysis of European and international sub-national administrations. In particular, she coordinated the book Dexia 2008 "Subnational governments in the EU: organisation, responsibilities and finance" and was in charge of the annual Dexia Economic Oultlook publication "Subnational finance in the EU". From 1991 to 2006, Isabelle was a consultant and research fellow at Caisse des Dépôts and Crédit Local de France.
A graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-Saint Cloud, Isabelle holds an ‘agrégation’ in geography.