IMF appoints Silvana Tenreyro as chief economist

The International Monetary Fund has appointed Silvana Tenreyro as its new Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, the institution announced. She will assume the role, often referred to as the IMF's chief economist, on August 10, succeeding Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, who has returned to academia.

Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced the appointment, describing Tenreyro as a globally respected economist whose expertise will help keep the IMF's analytical work and policy advice at the cutting edge. Georgieva stated that Tenreyro's blend of intellectual leadership and policy experience is crucial at a time of profound transformation and heightened uncertainty in the global economy.

Tenreyro, a citizen of Argentina, Italy, and Britain, is currently the James E Meade Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, where she has taught since 2004. Her extensive career bridges academia and central banking. She served as an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from 2017 to 2023. Earlier, she worked as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and served on the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mauritius.