He was the architect of a monetary reform plan that facilitated the recovery of the economy of Belgium after the Second World War.

Gutt obtained a PhD in legal studies, and a master's degree in political and social sciences at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

[4][5][6] Camille Gutt worked in various industries, such as in the Société Générale de Belgique and Groupe Empain as well as politics.

Camille Gutt also played a major role in forging the Benelux, and by this contributed to the formation of the European Union.

He was the inaugural Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from 1946 to 1951, after which he was a partner at the Banque Lambert until his retirement in 1964.