John Lipsky — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as acting managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from May to July 2011.
Currently a Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) since 2012.
Was First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF from 2006 until his retirement in 2011.
Held leadership roles in finance, including Chief Economist and Managing Director at Salomon Brothers and Chief Economist and Director of Research at JPMorgan.
Chaired an IMF Financial Sector Review Group in 2000.
Earned a B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University and M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University.

Biography

John Phillip Lipsky is an American economist and a Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) since 2012, where he is also a distinguished visiting scholar. He is recognized for his extensive career in international economics and finance, notably serving as the acting managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from May to July 2011, following the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.