Seyed Reza Yousefi is a Senior Economist at the International Monetary Fund, where tenure began in April 2022, following a prior role as an Economist from February 2016 to April 2020. Previous experience includes serving as an Economist at Amazon from April 2020 to April 2022 and as an Economist at The World Bank from April 2013 to January 2016. Additional contributions to the International Monetary Fund include positions as a Visiting Scholar and a Research Intern, focusing on financial systems and macroeconomic issues. Seyed Reza Yousefi has a PhD in Industrial Organization, International Economics, and Micro Theory from The University of Texas at Austin and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology.