David lipton imf biography
David Lipton is an American economist who served as the Acting Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from July 2, , following Christine Lagarde's nomination as President of the European Central Bank, until Kristalina Georgieva..
David Lipton
American economist
David Lipton (born November 9, ) is an American economist who served as the Acting Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from July 2, , following Christine Lagarde's nomination as President of the European Central Bank, until Kristalina Georgieva was appointed in the office on October 1, Prior to this, Lipton had been serving as the IMF's First Deputy Managing Director since September Lipton has been featured in, and interviewed by, numerous publications including The Financial Times, Euromoney,[1]Bloomberg News,[2] and The Guardian.[3]
Life and work
David Lipton was born on November 9, , in Boston, Massachusetts, and received an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University in , followed by a PhD in economics from Harvard University in , under the supervision of Jeffrey Sachs.[4] He then started working for the International Monetary Fund,[5] after which he joined Jeff
