Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Raphael W. Bostic
President
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Raphael W. Bostic took office on June 5, 2017, as the 15th president and chief executive officer of the Sixth District Federal Reserve Bank, in Atlanta. In 2018, he serves as a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee.
Dr. Bostic was born in 1966 and grew up in Delran, New Jersey. He graduated from Harvard University in 1987 with a combined major in economics and psychology, and earned a doctorate in economics from Stanford University in 1995.
From 1995 to 2001, Dr. Bostic worked at the Federal Reserve Board in the Division of Research and Statistics, where his work on the Community Reinvestment Act earned him a special achievement award. While at the Federal Reserve, he also worked at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), serving as special assistant to the assistant secretary of policy development and research in 1999. From 2009 to 2012, Dr. Bostic returned to HUD as assistant secretary for policy development and research.
In 2001, Dr. Bostic became a professor at the University of Southern California's School of Policy, Planning, and Development. From 2012 to 2017, he served as the Judith and John Bedrosian Chair in Governance and the Public Enterprise at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.
Dr. Bostic also served USC's Lusk Center for Real Estate as the interim associate director from 2007 to 2009 and as the interim director from 2015 to 2016. From 2016 to 2017, he served as the chair of the center's Department of Governance, Management, and the Policy Process.
Dr. Bostic serves as a board member of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Abode Communities and is vice president of the Association of Public Policy and Management. He has previously served on many boards and advisory committees, including the California Community Reinvestment Corporation, Abode Communities, NeighborWorks, the National Community Stabilization Trust, the Urban Land Institute, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, the National Economic Association, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
Bank Location
1000 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 498-8500
Visitor Information
Tours
Head office at Atlanta, Georgia.
Branch Banks at Birmingham, Alabama; Jacksonville and Miami, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; and New Orleans, Louisiana.
Covers the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia; 74 counties in the eastern two-thirds of Tennessee; 38 parishes of southern Louisiana; and 43 counties of southern Mississippi.
Website: https://www.frbatlanta.org/
Branches
Birmingham
524 Liberty Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 968-6700
Jacksonville
800 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204
P.O. Box 929, Jacksonville, FL 32231-0044
(904) 632-1000
Miami
9100 Northwest 36th Street, Miami, FL 33178
P.O. Box 520847, Miami, FL 33152-0847
(305) 591-2065
Nashville
301 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee 37203-4407
P.O. Box 4407, Nashville, TN 37203-4407
(615) 251-7100
New Orleans
525 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 593-3200
List of Directors
Class A
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerard R. Host | President and Chief Executive Officer Trustmark Corporation Jackson, Mississippi |
2018 |
| Robert W. Dumas | President and Chief Executive Officer AuburnBank Auburn, Alabama |
2019 |
| O.B. Grayson Hall, Jr. | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Regions Financial Corporation Birmingham, Alabama |
2020 |
Class B
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth A. Smith | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Tampa, Florida |
2018 |
| Mary A. Laschinger | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Veritiv Corporation Atlanta, Georgia |
2019 |
| Jonathan T. M. Reckford | Chief Executive Officer Habitat for Humanity International Atlanta, Georgia |
2020 |
Class C
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas A. Fanning | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Southern Company Atlanta, Georgia |
2018 |
| Michael J. Jackson (Chair) |
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President AutoNation, Inc. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
2019 |
| Myron A. Gray (Deputy Chair) |
Former President, U.S. Operations United Parcel Service Atlanta, Georgia |
2020 |
BIRMINGHAM BRANCH
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| David M. Benck | Vice President and General Counsel Hibbett Sports Birmingham, Alabama |
2018 |
| Michael Case | Former President and Chief Executive Officer The Westervelt Company Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
2018 |
| Brian C. Hamilton | President and Chief Executive Officer Trillion Communications Corp. Bessemer, Alabama |
2019 |
| Herschell L. Hamilton | Chief Strategic Officer BLOC Global Group Birmingham, Alabama |
2020 |
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Pamela B. Hudson, MD | Chief Executive Officer Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, Alabama |
2018 |
| Merrill H. Stewart, Jr. | President The Stewart/Perry Company, Inc. Birmingham, Alabama |
2019 |
| Nancy C. Goedecke (Chair) |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mayer Electric Supply Company, Inc. Birmingham, Alabama |
2020 |
JACKSONVILLE BRANCH
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| John Hirabayashi | President and Chief Executive Oficer Community First Credit Union of Florida Jacksonville, Florida |
2018 |
| Dawn Lockhart | Director of Strategic Partnerships Office of the Mayor City of Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida |
2018 |
| Paul G. Boynton | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. Jacksonville, Florida |
2019 |
| William O. West | Chief Executive Officer The Bank of Tampa Tampa, Florida |
2020 |
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Vacancy | 2018 | |
| Nicole B. Thomas | Hospital President Baptist Medical Center South Jacksonville, Florida |
2019 |
| Troy D. Taylor | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC Tampa, Florida |
2020 |
MIAMI BRANCH
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Millar Wilson | Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mercantil Commercebank Coral Gables, Florida |
2018 |
| Eduardo Arriola | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Apollo Bank Miami, Florida |
2019 |
| N. Maria Menendez | Chief Financial Officer GL Homes of Florida Holding Sunrise, Florida |
2020 |
| Victoria E. Villalba | President and Chief Executive Officer Victoria & Associates Career Services, Inc. Miami, Florida |
2020 |
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael A. Wynn (Chair) |
Board Chairman and President Sunshine Act Hardware Bonita Springs, Florida |
2018 |
| Ana M. Menendez | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Watsco, Inc. Miami, Florida |
2019 |
| Keith T. Koenig | President City Furniture Tamarac, Florida |
2020 |
NASHVILLE BRANCH
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Kent M. Adams | Former President and Chief Executive Officer Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. Nashville, Tennessee |
2018 |
| Beth R. Chase | Senior Managing Director Ankura Consulting Group Nashville, Tennessee |
2018 |
| Clare W. Tucker | President and Chief Executive Officer CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee |
2019 |
| John W. Garratt | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dollar General Goodlettsville, Tennessee |
2020 |
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard D. Holder | President and Chief Executive Officer NN, Inc. Johnson City, Tennessee |
2018 |
| Matthew S. Bourlakas | President and Chief Executive Officer Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee |
2019 |
| Benjamin G. Brock | President and Chief Executive Officer Astec Industries, Inc. Chattanooga, Tennessee |
2020 |
NEW ORLEANS BRANCH
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip R. May | President and Chief Executive Officer Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. Jefferson, Louisiana |
2018 |
| Suzanne T. Mestayer | Managing Principal ThirtyNorth Investments, LLC New Orleans, Louisiana |
2018 |
| Elizabeth A. Ardoin | Senior Executive Vice President -- Director of Communications IBERIABANK Lafayette, Louisiana |
2019 |
| Lampkin Butts | President and Chief Operating Officer Sanderson Farms, Inc. Laurel, Mississippi |
2020 |
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Art E. Favre | President and Chief Executive Performance Contractors, Inc. Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
2018 |
| G. Janelle Frost (Chair) |
President and Chief Executive Officer AMERISAFE, Inc. DeRidder, Louisiana |
2019 |
| Michael E. Hicks | President and Chief Executive Officer Hixardt Technologies, Inc. Pensacola, Florida |
2020 |