Sonali Das
Last Updated: October 24, 2025
Sonali Das is a deputy division chief in the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, where she contributes to surveillance priorities, including operationalization of the IMF’s Integrated Policy Framework. Prior to her current assignment, she was a senior economist in the Research Department, contributing to the World Economic Outlook, and in the Asia and Pacific Department, where she was the senior desk for China and a desk economist on the India, Nepal, and Fiji teams. She previously worked as SPR economist on an IMF program with Pakistan. She holds a PhD in economics from Cornell University.
Education:
Ph.D., Economics, Cornell University, 2012
M.A., Economics, McGill University, 2005
B.Sc., Hon., Economics and Statistics, University of Toronto, 2004
Previous Experience:
Research Associate, The Brookings Institution, Global Economy and Development Program, Washington DC, summer and fall 2010
Intern, Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco CA, summer 2010
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Senior Economist/Economist, China Team, Asia and Pacific Department
Economist, India and Nepal Teams, Asia and Pacific Department
SPR Economist on Pakistan Team, Strategy Unit, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department
Intern, Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Macro-Financial Issues
International Finance