John Lipsky

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  • First Deputy Managing Director, IMF (2006-2011)
  • Peterson Distinguished Scholar at the Kissinger Center for Global Affairs and Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
  • Co-Chair, Aspen Institute’s Program on the World Economy
  • Executive Director, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

John Lipsky’s service at the International Monetary Fund coincided with the onset of the greatest economic and financial challenges faced yet by the rapidly globalizing world. Having served as the IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director between 2006-2011, as well as Acting Managing Director from May-July 2011, Lipsky helped lead the IMF’s efforts to halt the global downturn, to reestablish economic and financial stability, and to restart growth through unprecedented international policy cooperation in the face of historic market upheavals and systemic disruption.

Over the course of his distinguished career in both the private and public sectors, he has earned the credentials that give him the respect of leaders from both sectors around the world. Lipsky offers a unique insight into how economic policy is being negotiated and implemented today, reflecting the unique challenges and the global realities of shifting relative power in both economic and political arenas.

 



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Rave Reviews About John Lipsky as a Speaker
John Lipsky recently spoke at our annual investment forum, where we host over 200 clients and prospects to discuss real issues affecting the global economy and financial markets. John is unique in that he can speak to current global economic issues as an investor, policy-maker and economist. He partnered with our chief investment officer and portfolio managers to dive deep into a number of topics, including the euro-zone debt crisis. For any investment or professional services firm engaged in the global markets, his insights are well worth the investment.

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What is at Stake for the Global Economy?

JOHN LIPSKY’s leadership at the IMF informs a unique perspective on the challenges facing the global economy—and on the unprecedented efforts underway to confront them. He discusses the prospects for successful international cooperation, and the risks to the economy and to financial markets that wou ...

JOHN LIPSKY’s leadership at the IMF informs a unique perspective on the challenges facing the global economy—and on the unprecedented efforts underway to confront them. He discusses the prospects for successful international cooperation, and the risks to the economy and to financial markets that would result from failure.

Europe’s Changing Tide: The Impact on American and Asian Markets

With the Eurozone’s financial crisis blazing, the future of the global economy lies at stake. How will actions taken in Europe to combat the growing debt crisis affect the region’s economy? What could be the long-lasting impact on American and Asian markets, and what should business leaders be prepa ...

With the Eurozone’s financial crisis blazing, the future of the global economy lies at stake. How will actions taken in Europe to combat the growing debt crisis affect the region’s economy? What could be the long-lasting impact on American and Asian markets, and what should business leaders be prepared for? With his expertise in world business affairs, JOHN LIPSKY is in a unique position to assess what lies ahead for Europe’s economy, and how it will create ripples in other markets.

 

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Speaker Spotlight: John Lipsky 

JOHN LIPSKY's service at the International Monetary Fund coincided with the onset of the greatest economic and financial challenges faced yet by the rapidly globalizing world. Having served as the IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director between 2006-2011, as well as Acting Managing Director from May-July 2011, Lipsky helped lead the IMF’s efforts to halt the global downturn, to reestablish economic and financial stability, and to restart growth through unprecedented international policy cooperation in the face of historic market upheavals and systemic disruption.

Over the course of his distinguished career in both the private and public sectors, Lipsky has earned the credentials that give him the respect of leaders from both sectors around the world. Lipsky offers a unique insight into how economic policy is being negotiated and implemented today, reflecting the unique challenges and the global realities of shifting relative power in both economic and political arenas. At engagements he receives rave reviews such as: "John is unique in that he can speak to current global economic issues as an investor, policy-maker and economist. He partnered with our chief investment officer and portfolio managers to dive deep into a number of topics... For any investment or professional services firm engaged in the global markets, his insights are well worth the investment." (Fort Washington Investment Advisors)

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A world-renowned economist, John Lipsky’s distinguished career in both the private and public sectors, has earned him the respect and regard of many leaders around the world. His service at the International Monetary Fund coincided with the most challenging era for the international economy in the past 70 years. Having served as the IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director—the organization’s No. 2 Leadership Role – between 2006-2011, as well as Acting Managing Director from May-July 2011, Lipsky was a dedicated and effective leader who sought more effective international cooperation during a period of historic upheaval for the global economy.

Lipsky's sudden accession as the IMF’s Acting Managing Director came at a time of particular stress for European economies, institutions and financial markets. He led the IMF delegation at the 37th G8 summit held in May 2011 in Deauville, France, that also focused on forging a new partnership with Middle Eastern and North African countries following the Arab Spring. Representing the IMF at critical meetings of Eurozone Finance Ministers, Lipsky pushed hard for stronger action to halt the downward spiral, to restart growth and to implement important reforms. His strong stance and steadfast leadership during this period was noted widely at the time in publications like The Economist.

Before coming to the Fund, Mr. Lipsky was Vice Chairman of the JPMorgan Investment Bank. In this position, he advised the firm's principal market risk takers, published independent research on the principal forces shaping global financial markets, was actively engaged with JPMorgan's key clients, and represented the firm around the world with senior public and financial sector decision makers. 

Previously, Mr. Lipsky served as JPMorgan's Chief Economist, and as Chase Manhattan Bank's Chief Economist and Director of Research. He served as Chief Economist of Salomon Brothers, Inc. from 1992 until 1997. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Lipsky was based in London, where he directed Salomon Brothers' European Economic and Market Analysis Group during a time of fundamental and historic shifts in Europe. Mr. Lipsky joined Salomon Brothers in 1984, working closely with Henry Kaufman when Salomon was a powerful and pioneering presence in rapidly growing global financial markets.

Mr. Lipsky spent a decade at the IMF following his graduate studies at Stanford. His key staff assignments were helping to manage the Fund's exchange rate surveillance procedure and in analyzing developments in international capital markets. He also participated in negotiations with several member countries—including Brazil, the Philippines and Peru—and served as the Fund's Resident Representative in Chile during the design and implementation of key economic reforms during 1978-80. While still at JPMorganChase, Mr. Lipsky chaired a Financial Sector Review Group, established by former IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler, to provide the Fund with an independent perspective on the Fund's work on international capital markets.

Mr. Lipsky currently is a Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Institute, at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington. SAIS is one of the world’s leading graduate schools devoted to the study of international relations.  Mr. Lipsky also serves as the Chair of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Co-Chair of the Aspen Institute’s Program on the World Economy, is a Vice Chair of the Bretton Woods Committee and of the Center for Global Development, is a member of the Advisory Board of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and of the Board of Directors of the American Council on Germany. Mr. Lipsky also is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University.