With more than 15 years of public sector and international financial institution experience, Ms. Shortino has played a lead role in shaping U.S. international economic and financial policy. Her notable achievements include: helping shape the Group of 20 (G20) international response to COVID-19; designing the U.S. agenda for its presidency of the Group of 7 (G7); securing a doubling of International Monetary Fund (IMF) crisis resources; overseeing IMF lending to countries in crisis, such as Pakistan, Egypt, Ukraine, Jordan, and many others; and launching a $250 million multidonor transition fund to provide technical assistance to countries in the Middle East.

Prior to joining A&M, Ms. Shortino represented the U.S. at the IMF in Washington, D.C., where she served as the Acting U.S. Executive Director. Previously, Ms. Shortino spent more than 10 years at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and held leadership positions covering the Middle East, North Africa, and international monetary policy. Ms. Shortino also worked at the Office of Management and Budget, covering the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and at the U.S. Department of State on its economic assistance programs. She began her professional career as a Consultant for Capgemini Ernst & Young.

Ms. Shortino earned a bachelor’s degree in political science (minor in business administration) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also earned a master’s degree in international studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She currently serves as a Nonresident Fellow for the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center, and she is a member of The Bretton Woods Committee.