gita gopinath (born 8 december 1971) is an indian-american economist. she is the john zwaanstra professor of international studies and economics at harvard university. she is also a co-director of the international finance and macroeconomics program at the national bureau of economic research. she has worked as the economic adviser to the chief minister of kerala. she is a visiting scholar at the federal reserve bank of boston and a member of the economic advisory panel of the federal reserve bank of new york. gopinath is a co-editor at the american economic review, co-editor of the current handbook of international economics and was managing editor of the review of economic studies. her research focuses on international finance and macroeconomics.