## Silvana Tenreyro: Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 18, 2026

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### 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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## References

- [IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Names Silvana Tenreyro as IMF Economic Counsellor and Head of Research Department](https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/07/07/pr26241-imf-md-kristalina-georgieva-names-silvana-tenreyro-economic-counsellor-and-head-of-res-dept)
- [IMF Senior Officials](https://www.imf.org/en/about/senior-officials)

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