Nemat Shafik is Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund since April 2011. A national of Egypt, the UK, and the US, Ms. Shafik is a world citizen with global reputation in fields ranging from emerging markets, international development, the Middle East and Africa, to the financial sector. She was the youngest-ever Vice President at the World Bank, and part of the senior management team of the International Finance Corporation. She was Permanent Secretary of the UK Department for International Development (DFID).