Gita Gopinath joins IMF as its first female Chief Economist. Prominent Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath has joined as the chief
economist of the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first woman to occupy the top post at the global lender.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. IMF was created in created in 1945, the IMF is governed by and accountable to the 189 countries that make up its near-global membership.