John Lipsky
John Lipsky | |
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Lipsky in 2010 | |
| Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund | |
Acting | |
| In office May 15, 2011 – July 5, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Dominique Strauss-Kahn |
| Succeeded by | Christine Lagarde |
| First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund | |
| In office September 1, 2006 – September 1, 2011 | |
| Director | Dominique Strauss-Kahn Christine Lagarde |
| Preceded by | Anne Osborn Krueger |
| Succeeded by | David Lipton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 19, 1947 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. |
| Relations | Joan Lipsky (mother) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Stanford University (MA, PhD) |
John Phillip Lipsky (born February 19, 1947) is an American economist. He was the acting managing director of the International Monetary Fund from May to July 2011. He assumed the post of acting managing director after Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested in May 2011 accused of sexual assault. After the appointment of Christine Lagarde he returned to his post as the first deputy managing director of the IMF. He retired from the IMF in November 2011 and is currently a distinguished visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).