Lin Jianhai

Lin Jianhai (Chinese: 林建海; pinyin: Līn Jìanhǎi) is a Chinese economist and first-ever Secretary of the International Monetary Fund from China.[1] He was appointed to this position in March 2012.[2] During his IMF career (beginning in 1989), Lin worked across a wide range of country, policy, and administrative issues, including serving senior positions in the Secretary's, Finance, Policy Development and Review, and Asian and Pacific Departments. He currently manages the Secretary’s Department which is the operations arm of the Executive Board. [1]

Lin Jianhai
BornApril 1, 1955
Wenzhou, China
NationalityChinese
Education
  • University of International Business and Economics (Beijing)
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • George Washington University
OccupationEconomist
Years active1989-present
TitleSecretary-General of the IMF

As the Secretary of the IMF, Lin oversees the Secretary's Department that has operational responsibility for the 24-member Executive Board, and serves as the official contact point of the IMF's 189 member countries on institutional matters, including work of the Board of Governors and the policy-guiding International Monetary and Financial Committee.[2][3] The Secretary's Department also organizes the Spring and Annual Meetings, and is the creator and custodian of the IMF's official record.[4]

Education

Lin studied at the University of International Business and Economics (Beijing) in Beijing, China, and at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his doctorate in international finance from the George Washington University.[2] Before joining the Fund, he worked in the financial sector and academia.[4]

References
  1. Lin, Jianhai (2012-04-21). "IMF Official Calls for Economic Reform". China Daily.
  2. "Jianhai Lin -- Biographical Information". www.imf.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  3. "IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Names Jianhai Lin Secretary of the Fund". EIN Presswire.
  4. "Jianhai Lin". International Monetary Fund.
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