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  "title": "Tao Zhang",
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  "summary": "Tao Zhang Tao Zhang Related Links IMF Senior Officials Deputy Managing Director, IMF (August 22, 2016 - August 20, 2021) Mr.",
  "publishDate": "2019-05-23",
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      "heading": "Role and responsibilities",
      "content": "- Deputy Managing Director, IMF (August 22, 2016 - August 20, 2021)\n- Responsible for IMF operations in about 90 countries\n- Responsible for policy issues related to:\n  - anti-money laundering / combating the financing of terrorism\n  - climate change\n  - fintech\n  - gender\n  - statistics\n- Supervises the IMF’s work on the Financial Sector Assessment Program and information technology\n- Responsible for coordination with other international organizations, including the United Nations agencies"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Career and professional experience",
      "content": "- Served as Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)\n- Served as IMF Executive Director for China\n- Spent many years at the PBOC in various senior roles\n- Worked at the World Bank\n- Worked at the Asian Development Bank"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Education",
      "content": "- M.A. in International Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz\n- Ph.D. in International Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz\n- M.S. in Finance, Tsinghua University, Beijing\n- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing"
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    "Served as Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)",
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    "Spent many years at the PBOC in various senior roles",
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    "M.A. in International Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz",
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    "M.S. in Finance, Tsinghua University, Beijing",
    "B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing"
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