Geoffrey Okamoto

Geoffrey Okamoto
First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
In office
March 19, 2020 – January 21, 2022
PresidentKristalina Georgieva
Preceded byDavid Lipton
Succeeded byGita Gopinath
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Finance and Development
Acting
In office
July 2018 – March 19, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRamin Toloui
Succeeded byBrent Neiman
Personal details
Born
Geoffrey William Seiji Okamoto

(1985-01-18) January 18, 1985 (age 39)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona (BS)
Georgetown University (MPP)

Geoffrey William Seiji Okamoto (born January 18, 1985) is an American economist and government official who served as first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund.[1] Okamoto previously served as the acting assistant secretary for international finance and development in the United States Department of the Treasury. He was nominated for this position on January 1, 2019, by the White House and was never confirmed by the United States Congress.[2] He previously served as acting assistant secretary for international markets and investment, for which he was also not confirmed.

Okamoto left the global lender in early 2022, and was replaced by Gita Gopinath.[3]

  1. ^ "Alumnus Geoffrey Okamoto Approved as IMF's No. 2 Official | PolyCentric". 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ "PN23 - Nomination of Geoffrey William Seiji Okamoto for Department of the Treasury, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ Shalal, Andrea; Lawder, David (2021-12-02). "IMF says chief economist Gopinath to replace Okamoto as No. 2 official". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-12-03.