Dan Katz, IMF First Deputy Managing Director

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Assumed the position of First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF on October 6, 2025.
Has been the IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director since October 2025.
Leads the Fund’s work on multilateral surveillance and related policies, including on monetary policy, financial markets, debt, and international economic integration.
Oversees bilateral surveillance for many global systemically important economies and large lending programs.
Represents the Fund at multilateral fora like the G7 and G20.

Most recently served as Chief of Staff at the United States Department of the Treasury.
- Served as the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on a wide range of domestic and international matters, including on some of the most consequential international economic issues involving the United States.
Long association with Treasury spanning more than a decade, including roles as:
- Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for International Affairs.
- Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for International Markets.
- Policy advisor in the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

Worked at a global macro hedge fund.
Worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs.
Senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, focusing on central banking, international economic issues, and economic statecraft.
Served as an advisor to the Commander of U.S. forces in Kabul, Afghanistan.