Christine Lagarde

• Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
• Age: 58
• Residence: Washington, DC
• Country of Citizenship: France
• Education: Master of Arts, Institut d''etudes politiques d''Aix-en-Provence
• Marital Status: Single
• Children: 2

Profile

The first woman to run the 188-country financial organization has spent much of her first two years on the job battling the debt crisis in Europe and calling for ailing global economies to accelerate steps for stable growth.