| Gita Gopinath is the first Indian American economist appointed as Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. |
| She previously held the position of Chief Economist at the IMF. |
| Gita Gopinath was born in Kolkata and later moved to Mysuru, Karnataka. |
| Her father, T.V. Gopinath, is the Vice President of Raita Mitra Farmer Producer Company Limited. |
| At seven years old, Gita's father used vegetables to teach her multiplication. |
| In 2001, Gita pursued a PhD in economics from Princeton University. |
| She later joined the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business as an Assistant Professor. |
| Gita's mentors in Princeton University encouraged her to stay in the U.S., offering a scholarship to her husband. |
| Before joining the IMF, Gita worked at Harvard University, becoming a tenured professor in 2010. |
| Gita Gopinath researched International Finance and Macroeconomics, focusing on various economic aspects. |
| She is also the co-director of the International Finance and Macroeconomics program at the NBER. |
| Gita Gopinath was a member of the economic advisory panel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. |
| In 2018, she joined the Eminent Person Advisory Group on G-20 Matters for India’s Ministry of Finance. |
| Gita Gopinath was a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. |
| She is the first Indian-American woman to hold an IMF post for over three years. |
| During her childhood, Gita showed more interest in sports, according to her parents. |
| Gita visits India to meet her parents every year, according to her parents. |
| In college, she learned the guitar and participated in fashion shows. |
| In January 2021, Gita shared a video clip from the Indian game show Kaun Banega Crorepati on Twitter, where the host praised her. |
