Investopedia / Lara Antal Christine Lagarde ... faced no punishment. Early Life and Education Born January 1, 1956, in Paris, France to two language teachers, Lagarde is a highly accomplished ...

Born in Paris in 1956, Christine Lagarde completed high school in Le Havre and attended Holton Arms School in Bethesda (Maryland, USA). She then graduated from law school at University Paris X, and ...

The former French Finance Minister fought to keep the eurozone together in her first term as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, an accomplishment that helped her earn (unopposed ...