Kenneth Kang
Last Updated: December 7, 2016
Education:
1989 B.A., Economics, Yale University
1991 M.A., Economics, Harvard University
1996 Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University
Previous Experience:
1992-1993 Korea Development Institute (KDI), Korea, Fulbright Fellow
1993-1995 Harvard University, Department of Economics, Teaching Fellow
Awards and Honors:
Harvard University Graduate Fellowship, 1989-91.
1992-1993 Fulbright International Education Dissertation Fellowship, Korea
1992-93 Social Science Research Council Fellowship for Graduate Research in Korea
1994 NCR Foundation East Asia Scholarship
Current Position:
Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department (SPR)
IMF Career:
1995 Economist Program
1995-1996 Economist, African Department (AFR
1996-1999 Economist, Policy Development & Review Department (PDR)
1999-2002 Economist, Division 6 (Korea and North Korea), Asia and Pacific Department (APD)
2002-2003 Senior Economist, Division 5 (Japan), Asia and Pacific Department (APD)
2003-2006 Resident Representative, IMF Korea
2006-2009 Deputy Division Chief, Division 5 (Japan and Federated States of Micronesia), Asia and Pacific Department (APD)
2009-2012 Division Chief, Division 1 (Japan), Asia and Pacific Department (APD)
2012-2014 Mission Chief for Italy and the Netherlands, European Department (EUR)
2014-2016 Division Chief, Advanced Economies Unit (Euro Area), EUR
2016-2019 Deputy Director, South and Southeast Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka) and Regional Studies, Asia and Pacific Department (APD)
2019-2021 Deputy Director, Northeast Asia (China, Hong Kong SAR, Korea), Myanmar, Thailand, Asia and Pacific Department (APD)
2021-present Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department (SPR)
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Banking
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Macro-Financial Issues
International Finance