The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva has announced the appointment of Silvana Tenreyro as the Fund’s Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department (RES).
This follows Pierre‑Olivier Gourinchas’s decision to return back to academia after stepping down from the same role earlier this year.
Speaking on the appointment, Kristalina Georgieva expressed her delight at the appointment stating that the appointment comes at a critical moment for the global economy.
“I am delighted to announce that Silvana Tenreyro will join the Fund as our next Chief Economist,” said Ms. Georgieva.
“Silvana is a globally respected economist who combines outstanding academic achievements with extensive policy making experience and a close engagement with leading international institutions. At a time of profound transformation and heightened uncertainty in the global economy, Silvana’s mix of intellectual leadership and policy experience will help ensure that the Fund’s analytical work and multilateral surveillance and policy advice will remain at the cutting edge in support of our membership.”
Prior to her appointment,Ms. Tenreyro served as the James E. Meade Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, where she has been on the faculty since 2004. She also served as President of the European Economic Association as well.
Her research has been widely published in leading journals and recognized with international honors, including the Yrjö Jahnsson Award, the Bernhard Harms Prize, and the Birgit Grodal Award.
She is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Econometric Society, and the Royal Economic Society, and a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association.
Beyond academia, Ms. Tenreyro brings substantial policy and leadership experience having previously served as an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee from 2017 to 2023.
An Argentine, British, and Italian national, Ms. Tenreyro earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from Harvard University, following a degree in economics from the National University of Tucumán in Argentina. She will assume her role as the IMF’s new Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department on August 10, 2026.
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