Dr. Gita Gopinath, the IMF's First Deputy Managing Director, will leave her position in August 2025 and return to Harvard University. Her IMF compensation included a base salary nearing $500,000, supplemented by benefits.

Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund’s No. 2 official, is stepping down at the end of August, giving President Donald Trump an opportunity to name her replacement and put his stamp on the global crisis lender.

Gita Gopinath, a key figure at the IMF during turbulent times, announces her departure to become a professor at Harvard, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking contributions to global economic policy.