Gita Gopinath To Depart IMF, Rejoins Harvard As Inaugural Gregory And Ania Coffey Professor | World News

The IMF announced that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will resign from his role to return to the academy at Harvard University in Harvard University in August 2025.

Gopinath, a pioneer in the international economy, will play the opening of the opening Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor in Harvard.

Kristalina Georgieva, General Manager of the IMF, confirmed that Gopinath had left and said that a successor would be called “timely”.

Gopinath first joined the IMF as the Chief Economist in 2019 and became the first woman to hold the position. During the extraordinary global economic turmoil, including Covid-19 pandemi and macroeconomic disruptions that emerged, the leadership was widely recognized.

In January 2022, he was promoted to the Fund’s number 2 as the first assistant manager.

In an article in X, Gopinath reflected his term of office for about seven years in the background and expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to serve in one of the world’s leading financial institutions.

“I decided to return to my academic roots after about 7 incredible years in the IMF. On September 1, 2025, I will re -join @Harvardcon as an opening Gregory and Ania Coffey Economy Professor.

“I have the privilege of working closely with the brilliant and determined staff of the IMF, colleagues in management, executive committee and country officials. Especially in order to continue to argue that @kgeorgieva and Salafi @lagarde, the IMF, the IMF, the IMF, to continue to return to the academic difficulties. ”

Before joining the IMF, he worked as a professor of international research and economics at Harvard University.

Under his leadership, the IMF, COVİD-19 played a key role in shaping global economic reaction to crises, including supply chain shocks, debt shortage in developing countries and climatic financing difficulties.

His successor in the IMF has not yet been announced.