Gita Gopinath, the first woman to serve as the IMF's Chief Economist and later its No. 2 official, will step down at the end of August 2025. She returns to her academic roots at Harvard University.

Gita Gopinath, a key figure at the IMF during turbulent times, announces her departure to become a professor at Harvard, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking contributions to global economic policy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (IANS)- Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will be stepping down from her role in August 2025 to rejoin Harvard University, the IMF announced.