David Lipton (born November 9, 1953) is an American economist who served as the Acting Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from July 2, 2019, following Christine Lagarde's nomination as President of the European Central Bank, until Kristalina Georgieva was appointed in the office on October 1, 2019.

Prior to this, Lipton had been serving as the IMF's First Deputy Managing Director since September 2011.

Lipton has been featured in, and interviewed by, numerous publications including The Financial Times, Euromoney,[1] Bloomberg News,[2] and The Guardian.

[4] He then started working for the International Monetary Fund,[5] after which he joined Jeffrey Sachs advising governments of transition economies, such as Russia, Poland, and Slovenia, also writing frequently on the topic.

[7] Prior to joining the IMF, David Lipton served as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama, while also being part of the National Economic Council and National Security Council at the White House.