| Political Journey/Diplomatic Career | - In 1993 Georgieva began her career at the World Bank Group as an environmental economist for Europe and Central Asia.
- From 2004–2007 she was the Director of the Institution and Resident Representative in the Russian Federation, based in Moscow.
- From 2007-08, she became the World Bank Director for Strategy and Sustainable Development.
- She got the post of Vice-President and Corporate Secretary of the World Bank in 2008 and stayed with it until 2010.
- From 2010-14, She had served as the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid, and Crisis Response.
- She has been the Commission Vice-President for Budget and Human Resources from 2014 until 2016.
- On 2 January 2017, she became the Chief Executive Officer of World Bank.
- From 1977 to 1993, she served as an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- From 2007-2008, she became the World Bank Director for Sustainable Development, overseeing approximately two-thirds of World Bank lending.
- She held the post of Vice-President and Corporate Secretary of the World Bank from 2008 to 2010.
- From 2010-2014, she served as the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid, and Crisis Response, managing one of the world's largest humanitarian aid budgets.
- From 2014 to 2016, she was the European Commission Vice-President for Budget and Human Resources, overseeing the EU's €161 billion budget and 33,000 staff.
- On 1 January 2017, she became the Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank, securing the largest funding increase in the Bank's history of $13 billion and leading significant internal reforms.
- From February to April 2019, she served as Interim President of the World Bank Group.
- On 1 October 2019, she became the 12th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, the first person from an emerging economy to serve in this position.
- On 12 April 2024, she was reappointed by the IMF executive board to serve for a second five-year term beginning 1 October 2024.
- From 2003–2004, she was Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Relief, Recovery and Rehabilitation, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
- She served as Under-Secretary-General for Disaster Response and Operations and Deputy Director Operations, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, from 1995–2000.
- She served as United Nations Special Coordinator for the Assistance to the Tsunami-Affected Communities from 2004–2005.
- From 2007–2008, she became the World Bank Director for Strategy and Sustainable Development.
- At the IMF, she led the institution's $1 trillion response to the COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, including lending to nearly 100 countries and allocation of $650 billion in Special Drawing Rights.
- She has increased the IMF's support to members on women's economic empowerment and emerging areas of macroeconomic policy, including digitalization of finance and generative artificial intelligence.
- She began her second term on October 1, 2024.
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