Key facts
- Silvana Tenreyro has been appointed the new chief economist of the International Monetary Fund.
- She will also lead the IMF's research department.
- Tenreyro's appointment is effective August 10.
- She is a professor at the London School of Economics and a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Silvana Tenreyro as its next chief economist and director of the research department, according to a statement from IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. Tenreyro, who holds citizenship in Argentina, Italy, and Britain, is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics.
She will officially take over the role on August 10, succeeding Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, who has returned to academia. Tenreyro brings a wealth of experience, having served as an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee from 2017 to 2023. Earlier in her career, she worked as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mauritius.
Currently, Tenreyro is part of Georgieva's external advisory group, providing counsel to public and private institutions on economic and financial matters. Georgieva highlighted Tenreyro's "intellectual leadership and policy experience" as crucial for the IMF's analytical work and policy advice during a period of "profound transformation and heightened uncertainty in the global economy."
The IMF chief economist plays a key role in preparing the fund's economic updates and is a primary voice on the global economic outlook, a position that has become increasingly complex due to recent global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, trade disputes, and geopolitical conflicts.