21 Facts About Geoffrey Okamoto

Geoffrey William Seiji Okamoto was born on January 18,1985 and is an American economist and government official who served as first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

Geoffrey Okamoto was nominated for this position on January 1,2019, by the White House and was never confirmed by the United States Congress.

Geoffrey Okamoto previously served as acting assistant secretary for international markets and investment, for which he was not confirmed.

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

Geoffrey Okamoto was born in Torrance, California, and raised in Irvine, California, where he attended Woodbridge High School.

Geoffrey Okamoto attended the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and earned a Bachelor of Science in computer information systems in 2008.

Geoffrey Okamoto earned a Master of Public Policy from the McCourt School of Public Policy in 2011.

Geoffrey Okamoto completed his graduate research on the effect bank reserve requirements have historically had on the pricing and availability of bank loans.

Geoffrey Okamoto began his career as a consultant for KPMG in 2008.

Geoffrey Okamoto worked with clients in the financial services, asset management, technology, and healthcare sectors on matters related to regulatory compliance, risk management, and operational efficiency.

When Republicans regained the majority in the Senate in 2016, Geoffrey Okamoto became the majority staff director for the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions.

In November 2016, Geoffrey Okamoto was recruited onto the transition team for Donald Trump working on the Treasury Department's landing team, focussing on international economics and domestic finance.

Geoffrey Okamoto launched the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, a key priority Ivanka Trump, and currently serves as chairman of its Governing Committee.

Geoffrey Okamoto was responsible for several divisions with responsibilities for regional and bilateral economic engagement, international economic coordination through the G7 and G20, international monetary affairs, and executing US participation in international financial institutions.

Geoffrey Okamoto was never confirmed by the United States Congress.

Geoffrey Okamoto represented the United States on the board of the World Bank's Global Environment Facility.

Geoffrey Okamoto has been active in assisting governments with economic reform, including Argentina, Haiti, Jordan, Latvia, Somalia, and Ukraine.

Geoffrey Okamoto held concurrent appointments by President Trump to be Acting Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, and the African Development Fund.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva nominated Geoffrey Okamoto to serve as her Deputy on March 12,2020.

At the IMF, Geoffrey Okamoto has called for debt relief for poorer countries suffering the economic harm resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2019 it was reported that Geoffrey Okamoto had run the blog TheOkaNet in 2004 and 2005.