Gita Gopinath
Gita Gopinath ഗീതാ ഗോപിനാഥ് | |
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| Born | 8 December 1971 |
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| Alma mater | University of Delhi (BA, MA) University of Washington, Seattle (MA) Princeton University (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kenneth Rogoff Ben Bernanke Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas |
Gita Gopinath (born 8 December 1971) is the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University. Her research focuses on International Finance and Macroeconomics. In October 2018, she was appointed as the Chief Economist of The International Monetary Fund. She also serves as the Economic Adviser to the Chief Minister of Kerala.
Early life and education
Gita was born in Mysuru, Karnataka, India to Malayali parents TV Gopinath and Vijayalakshmi. She holds a B.A. from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi (1992), M.A. from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi (1994). She completed her M.A. from the University of Washington (1996). In 2001, she completed her Ph.D from Princeton University. Her husband Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal is Executive Director at Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Current Appointments and Work
Gita Gopinath has been appointed as Chief Economist of International Monetary Fund(IMF). Gita Gopinath is the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Economics at Harvard University. She is co-director of the International Finance and Macroeconomics program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, a member of the economic advisory panel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Economic Adviser to the Chief Minister of Kerala state (India), a co-editor at the American Economic Review, co-editor of the current Handbook of International Economics and was managing editor of the Review of Economic Studies.
Honors
In 2018, she was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2017, she received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Washington. She was named one of the top 25 economists under 45 by the International Monetary Fund in 2014 and was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2011.
References
External links
- Harvard University Profile
- Gita Gopinath on reform measures by Modi government on YouTube
- asianet.com about Gita Gopinath
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