Patrick A. Imam is an economist at the IMF and was the Deputy Director of the Joint Vienna Institute from 2021-2025. Previously, he was the IMF’s Resident Representative to Zimbabwe (2018-2021) and Madagascar (2014-2018), where he was closely involved in the design and implementation of IMF financial and technical support. Having joined the IMF in 2005, he has held positions in the Middle East and Central Asia as well as the African Department, the IMF Institute and the Monetary and Capital Markets division, working on IMF-supported and surveillance relations. He also delivered Technical Assistance, Training and Financial Sector Assessment Programs across a range of emerging and developing countries. Before joining the IMF, he was an investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston in London. He has a doctorate in economics from Cambridge University.