David Lipton
David Lipton | |
|---|---|
Lipton in 2010 | |
| Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund | |
| Acting September 12, 2019 – October 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Lagarde |
| Succeeded by | Kristalina Georgieva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1953 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
David Lipton (born November 9, 1953) is an American economist who served as the Acting Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from July 2, 2019, following Christine Lagarde's nomination as President of the European Central Bank, until Kristalina Georgieva was appointed in the office on October 1, 2019. Prior to this, Lipton had been serving as the IMF's First Deputy Managing Director since September 2011. Lipton has been featured in, and interviewed by, numerous publications including The Financial Times, Euromoney, Bloomberg News, and The Guardian.