Gita Gopinath to Leave IMF for Harvard

Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund's second-in-command, will step down at the end of August to rejoin Harvard University. She was the first woman to be the IMF's chief economist in 2019 and elevated to first deputy managing director in January 2022.

Gita Gopinath, the second-ranking official at the International Monetary Fund, is set to resign from her position to return to an academic role at Harvard University by the end of August, as announced by the IMF on Monday.

The IMF's Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, has indicated that a successor to Gopinath will be announced in due course.

Gopinath broke new ground when she joined the IMF in 2019 as the chief economist, marking the first time a woman held this position. She was later promoted to the first deputy managing director in January 2022.