Silvana Tenreyro: Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department

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Published: August 18, 2026

Role at the IMF

Serves as Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund.
Acts as the IMF's Chief Economist and leads the Fund's analytical and research work on the global economy.
Leads the Research Department’s agenda on macroeconomic, monetary, international economics, trade, and growth-related analysis.

Academic background and research

Former James E. Meade Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); member of the LSE faculty since 2004.
Research areas include macroeconomics, monetary economics, international economics, trade, and economic growth.
Research published in leading academic journals.
Served in leadership positions in the economics profession, including as President of the European Economic Association.

Policy experience and professional appointments

External member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from 2017 to 2023.
Previously worked as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Served as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mauritius.
Fellow of the British Academy and the Econometric Society.
Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association.

Awards, honors, and distinctions

Recipient of the Yrjö Jahnsson Award.
Recipient of the Birgit Grodal Award.
Recipient of the Carl Menger Prize in Monetary Macroeconomics.
Recipient of the Bernhard Harms Prize.
Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2024.

Education and personal background

Born and raised in Tucumán, Argentina.
B.A. in Economics from the National University of Tucumán.
M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.
Holds Argentine, British, and Italian citizenship.

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