This archive report was first published on 15 July 2020.
On July 15, 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the appointment of Cede Ogada as its secretary, a position he is set to take up on September 1, 2020.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Ogada's 'outstanding institutional knowledge, strategic and intellectual heft, and people leadership,' saying he would help the Fund 'even more effectively serve our member countries in a very challenging economic environment.'
Ogada succeeds Jianhai Lin, who has retired. A Harvard Law School graduate, Ogada joined the IMF's Legal Department in 1999 and rose through the ranks to become Deputy General Counsel in 2014.
During his tenure, Ogada has worked on various key projects, including the Fund's enhanced policy to address governance and corruption issues, reforms in lending policy, and reviews on surveillance policy and capacity development strategy.
He was also heavily involved in the work on euro area crisis countries during the global financial crisis and has led the Legal Department's work in promoting good governance and transparency in several countries.
Before joining the IMF, Ogada worked at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development as a legal expert and in private legal practice in the United States.
