Geneviève Verdier
Last Updated: September 16, 2021
Geneviève Verdier is Mission Chief for Algeria and a Division chief in the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the IMF. She completed a PhD at the University of British Columbia. Her research interest include fiscal policy and digitalization, sovereign debt restructuring, economic growth, international macroeconomics and financial development. Prior to joining the Fund, she was an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. She has also worked as an economist at the Bank of Canada.
Email: GVERDIER@imf.org
Fluent In: French.
Education:
PhD Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2004
MA, Economics, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 1996
BA Honours, Economics and Finance, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1995
Previous Experience:
Deputy Division Chief, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF, 2015-20
Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF, 2013-15
Senior Economist, African Department, IMF, 2012-13
Economist, African Department, IMF, 2009-11
Economist, IMF Institute, IMF, 2006-09
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University, 2003-07
Economist, Bank of Canada, 1996-98
Current Position:
Division Chief, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Algeria mission chief, 2020 to date
Capacity development Mission Chief in multiple countries including Ghana, Serbia, Cambodia and Sri Lanka
Ghana desk, African Department, IMF, 2011-2013
Zimbabwe desk, African Department, IMF, 2009-2011
Field of Expertise:
Public Finance
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Macro-Financial Issues
Development Economics