Mark Plant is Deputy Director of the IMF’s African Department. He was previously in the Strategy, Policy and Review Department, where he had oversight of the IMF’s policies towards low-income countries, and has led teams working on Ghana, Guinea, Cape Verde, and Chad. Prior to joining the IMF, Mark held senior positions in the U.S. Department of Commerce, in the private sector, and also teaching economics at the University of California. Most recently, he served as a visiting professor at the University of Virginia.