Washington: Mysuru-born Gita Gopinath has been promoted to the position of First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) — the number two official — at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), from her earlier position of Chief Economist of the global financial lender. She will assume the role under present Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and will be succeeding current FDMD Geoffrey Okamoto.
Gita, who was the first woman to serve as the IMF’s Chief Economist, has been praised by Georgieva for the exceptional work she has done amid COVID-19, as well as for her “intellectual leadership in helping the global economy and the Fund to navigate the twists and turns of the worst economic crisis of our lives.”
