## Tao Zhang

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**Canonical URL:** [Tao Zhang](https://www.imf.org/en/about/senior-officials/archive/tao-zhang)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 23, 2019

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### Role and responsibilities
- Deputy Managing Director, IMF (August 22, 2016 - August 20, 2021)
- Responsible for IMF operations in about 90 countries
- Responsible for policy issues related to:
  - anti-money laundering / combating the financing of terrorism
  - climate change
  - fintech
  - gender
  - statistics
- Supervises the IMF’s work on the Financial Sector Assessment Program and information technology
- Responsible for coordination with other international organizations, including the United Nations agencies

### Career and professional experience
- Served as Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)
- Served as IMF Executive Director for China
- Spent many years at the PBOC in various senior roles
- Worked at the World Bank
- Worked at the Asian Development Bank

### Education
- M.A. in International Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Ph.D. in International Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz
- M.S. in Finance, Tsinghua University, Beijing
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing

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## References

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

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/about/senior-officials/archive/tao-zhang_