July 22, 2025 9:44 AM
IMF’s Gita Gopinath to step down in August, return to Harvard University
Gita Gopinath, the No. 2 official at the International Monetary Fund, will leave her post at the end of August to return to Harvard University, the IMF said in a statement on Monday. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will name a successor to Gopinath in "due course," the IMF said. Gopinath joined the fund in 2019 as chief economist - the first woman to serve in that role - and was promoted to first deputy managing director in January 2022. No comment was immediately available from th...