Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has announced her resignation effective end of August 2025. She will return to Harvard University as a professor of economics, marking the end of a significant chapter in global economic leadership.

Key Points:

• Gita Gopinath will resign from her role at the IMF by the end of August 2025 to rejoin Harvard University.
• She had joined the IMF in 2019 as its first female Chief Economist and became First Deputy Managing Director in January 2022.
• During her tenure, she played a pivotal role in shaping the IMF’s response to global crises including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war.
• IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised her for her intellectual leadership, policy insight, and dedication to the global economy.
• The IMF has stated that a successor will be appointed soon, with attention on maintaining continuity in economic governance.