
Stephanie Segal is a senior fellow of the CSIS Economics Program, where her research interests include economic competitiveness, U.S.-China economic relations, and the role of international financial institutions in the global economy. Until 2017, Ms. Segal served as codirector of the East Asia Office at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Prior to Treasury, she was senior economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where she covered a range of emerging market and advanced country economies. Earlier in her career, Ms. Segal served as an economist in the Western Hemisphere, South and Southeast Asia, and International Monetary Policy offices at Treasury; as an adviser to the U.S. director at the IMF; and as an analyst and associate in mergers & acquisitions at J.P. Morgan in New York. She earned her master's degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Biden Enters Fractious G-20 Buoyed by US Election Surprise
Stephanie Segal in Bloomberg — November 12, 2022
BlackRock Could See Short End of the Stick in Potential Divvy Up of Evergrande Assets
Stephanie Segal in Newsweek — September 23, 2021
Biden and natural gas: It's complicated
Stephanie Segal in Axios — August 23, 2021
The World Needs Many More Coronavirus Vaccines
J. Stephen Morrison , Katherine E. Bliss , Anna McCaffrey , Stephanie Segal , and Seth G. Jones in New York Times — April 24, 2021
China’s bitcoin crackdown contradicts Peter Thiel’s belief that it is a ‘financial weapon’ against U.S.
Stephanie Segal in MarketWatch — April 8, 2021
Bitter summit shows no reset in chilly US-China relations
Stephanie Segal in Financial Times — March 20, 2021
Days before coup, IMF sent Myanmar $350 million in emergency aid; no precedent for refund
Stephanie Segal in Reuters — February 2, 2021
Why the U.S. Wants Some Chinese Firms Booted Off the Stock Exchange
Stephanie Segal in Marketplace — January 7, 2021
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Next Steps in the Evolution of Development Finance
Event by Janet L. Yellen , Matthew P. Goodman , Stephanie Segal , Claire Healy , Alexia Latortue , Nancy Lee , and Marilou Uy — February 9, 2023

Rating India 2023: Key Opportunities and Risks
Event by Richard M. Rossow , Stephanie Segal , Joydeep Mukherji , and Christian de Guzman — February 9, 2023

Book Talk: Growth for Good
Event by Emily Benson , Stephanie Segal , and Alessio Terzi — January 18, 2023

Five Things to Watch in 2023
Commentary by Matthew P. Goodman , Erin L. Murphy , Gerard DiPippo , Stephanie Segal , and Matthew Reynolds — December 20, 2022

A Roadmap for World Bank Evolution
Report by Stephanie Segal , Claire Healy , and Danny Scull — December 12, 2022

Assessing the 2022 G20 Summit: The Sherpa Perspective on Bali Outcomes
Event by Matthew P. Goodman , Stephanie Segal , Mark Sobel , and Michael Pyle — November 29, 2022

Outcomes of the COP27, G20, ASEAN, and APEC Summits for Southeast Asia with Stephanie Segal
Podcast Episode by Gregory B. Poling , Stephanie Segal , and Karen Lee — November 22, 2022

Press Briefing: Previewing COP27 and U.S.-ASEAN, East Asia, and G20 Leaders’ Summits
Event by Matthew P. Goodman , Stephanie Segal , Gregory B. Poling , and Joseph Majkut — November 3, 2022

Translating Urgency into Action: Climate Finance Mobilization
Commentary by Stephanie Segal — September 29, 2022

Toward a G7 Climate Club?
Event by Stephanie Segal — September 14, 2022
