Overview
- The IMF announced that Silvana Tenreyro will replace Pierre‑Olivier Gourinchas as economic counsellor and director of the research department and will assume the post on August 10, 2026.
- Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Tenreyro’s mix of intellectual leadership and policy experience as a way to keep the Fund’s analytical work and multilateral surveillance at the cutting edge.
- Tenreyro is a long‑time London School of Economics professor with a Harvard Ph.D., past roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and service on the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.
- Observers say the appointment could shape IMF research priorities such as global outlooks, monetary policy advice and work on digital‑asset regulation, though no specific policy changes have been announced.
- The IMF chief economist leads the Fund’s flagship reports and multilateral surveillance that guide member countries, so Tenreyro’s leadership may affect how the IMF frames risks from slow growth, trade tensions and emerging financial technology.