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Gita Gopinath, a renowned Indian-American economist, is set to resign as the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in August 2025. Her tenure at the IMF was marked by pivotal contributions during major global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. She joined the IMF in 2019 as Chief Economist and was later promoted to the No. 2 position in 2022. Known for her academic rigor and policy leadership, Gopinath played a key role in global economic discourse, influencing multilateral strategies on fiscal stimulus, debt relief, and climate finance. She will return to Harvard University to continue her work in academia.