## Changyong Rhee

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: January 21, 2021

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### Role at the International Monetary Fund
- Director of the Asia and Pacific Department (February 2014 - April 2022).
- Oversaw the Fund’s work on the region, including:
  - lending operations; and
  - bilateral and multilateral surveillance of economies ranging from China, Japan, and India to the Pacific Islands.

### Prior positions and public service
- Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
- Secretary General and Sherpa of the Presidential Committee for the 2010 G-20 Seoul Summit.
- Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC).
- Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Korea.
- Professor of economics at Seoul National University and the University of Rochester.
- Frequent policy advisor to the Government of Korea, including roles in:
  - the Office of the President;
  - the Ministry of Finance and Economy;
  - the Bank of Korea; and
  - the Korea Securities Depository.

### Research, publications, and education
- Published widely in the fields of macroeconomics, financial economics, and on the Korean economy.
- Education:
  - Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.
  - Undergraduate honors degree in economics from Seoul National University.

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## References

- [IMF Senior Officials](https://www.imf.org/en/About/senior-officials)

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