## Bo Li

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 23, 2021

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### Role and responsibilities
- Mr. Bo LI assumed the role of Deputy Managing Director at the IMF on August 23, 2021.
- He is responsible for the IMF’s work on about 90 countries and on a wide range of policy issues.

### Career background
- Worked for many years at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), most recently as Deputy Governor.
- Headed the Monetary Policy, Monetary Policy II, and Legal and Regulation Departments at the PBoC.
- Played an important role in:
  - the reform of state-owned banks,
  - the drafting of China’s anti-money-laundering law,
  - the internationalization of the renminbi,
  - the establishment of China’s macroprudential policy framework.
- Served outside of the PBoC as Vice Mayor of Chongqing, China’s largest municipality, with a population of over 30 million, overseeing the city’s financial-sector development, international trade, and foreign direct investment.
- Served as Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese.
- Began his career as a practicing attorney at the New York law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell for five years.

### Education
- Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University.
- M.A. in economics from Boston University.
- J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School.
- Undergraduate education from Renmin University of China in Beijing.

### Key dates and administrative note
- Assumed current IMF position: August 23, 2021.
- Biography last updated: August 23, 2021.

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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/bios/bo-li_