Vikram Haksar is from India and has just been appointed to head the IMF's Mexico desk. He was the deputy chief in the Regional Studies Division of the Western Hemisphere Department which produces the IMF's Latin America outlook. He has worked in the IMF on several emerging markets, including the Philippines, Thailand, and the Czech Republic. He has also worked for the World Bank, Citibank and the Australia and New Zealand Bank. Mr. Haksar has a Ph. D from Cornell University.