New Delhi: Geeta born in India gopinath Became the first woman and second Indian to be inscribed on the ‘Wall of Former Chief Economists’ International Monetary Fund ,International Monetary Fund,
The first Indian to receive the honor was Raghuram Rajan who was the IMF’s chief economist and director of research between 2003 and 2006.
Gopinath was appointed as the Chief Economist of the IMF in October 2018 and was later promoted to the IMF’s first Deputy Managing Director in December last year.
“Breaking the trend, I join the wall of former IMF chief economists,” she said in a tweet.
Gopinath had served as the Washington-based global lender’s first female chief economist for three years.
Gopinath’s research has been published in many top economics journals. Prior to his appointment as Chief Economist of the IMF, he was the John Zwanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University’s Department of Economics.
Before joining the faculty of Harvard University in 2005, he was an assistant professor of economics at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.
The first Indian to receive the honor was Raghuram Rajan who was the IMF’s chief economist and director of research between 2003 and 2006.
Gopinath was appointed as the Chief Economist of the IMF in October 2018 and was later promoted to the IMF’s first Deputy Managing Director in December last year.
“Breaking the trend, I join the wall of former IMF chief economists,” she said in a tweet.
Gopinath had served as the Washington-based global lender’s first female chief economist for three years.
Gopinath’s research has been published in many top economics journals. Prior to his appointment as Chief Economist of the IMF, he was the John Zwanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University’s Department of Economics.
Before joining the faculty of Harvard University in 2005, he was an assistant professor of economics at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.