Meet the Economists
The Federal Reserve Board employs over 300 Ph.D. economists, who represent an exceptionally diverse range of interests and specific areas of expertise. Board economists conduct cutting edge research, produce numerous working papers, and are among the leading contributors at professional meetings and in major journals. Our economists also produce a wide variety of economic analyses and forecasts for the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee.
Last Name:
Field of Interest:
Division:
Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
Field:
A

Hie Joo Ahn
Senior Economist
Current Macroeconomic Conditions
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Gianni G. Amisano
Chief
Current Macroeconomic Conditions
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
B

Ayelen Banegas
Principal Economist
Financial Intermediaries Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

William F. Bassett
Associate Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Kimberly N. Bayard
Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Daniel O. Beltran
Chief
Global Financial Flows
International Finance
International Finance

Travis J. Berge
Principal Economist
Current Macroeconomic Conditions
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Mark J. Bognanni
Senior Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

David Bowman
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Jesse Bricker
Principal Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Celso Brunetti
Chief
Systemic Financial Institutions and Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
C

Dario Caldara
Chief
Trade and Financial Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Danilo Cascaldi-Garcia
Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Andrew Y. Chen
Senior Economist
Capital Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
D

Deepa Dhume Datta
Chief
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Michiel De Pooter
Assistant Director
Monetary and Financial Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Dobrislav Dobrev
Principal Economist
Monetary and Financial Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Shengwu Du
Senior Economist
Quantitative Risk Analysis
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Wendy E. Dunn
Principal Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Bora Durdu
Assistant Director
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability
E

Eric C. Engstrom
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Neil R. Ericsson
Principal Economist
Trade and Financial Studies
International Finance
International Finance
F

Jon Faust
Senior Special Adviser to the Chair
General Program Support
Board Members
Board Members

Cristina Fuentes-Albero
Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Chad T. Fulton
Senior Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
G

Charles E. Gilbert
Principal Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Manuel P. Gonzalez-Astudillo
Principal Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Michael B. Gordy
Chief
Risk Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Jacob P. Gramlich
Chief
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Serafin J. Grundl
Senior Economist
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
H

Erik A. Heitfield
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Edward P. Herbst
Principal Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Akos Horvath
Economist
Policy Effectiveness and Assessment
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Joanne W. Hsu
Principal Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Xin Huang
Principal Economist
Risk Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Kirstin Hubrich
Principal Economist
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
I

Diana A. Iercosan
Principal Economist
Trading and Capital Markets
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation
J

Benjamin K. Johannsen
Chief
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Kathleen W. Johnson
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation
K

Michael T. Kiley
Deputy Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Don H. Kim
Senior Adviser
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Scott R. Konzem
Chief
Monetary Statistics and Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Mathias S. Kruttli
Senior Economist
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
L

Paul Lengermann
Assistant Director
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Kurt F. Lewis
Principal Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Canlin Li
Senior Economic Project Manager
Global Monetary and Sovereign Markets
International Finance
International Finance

May X. Liu
Senior Statistician
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Alicia Lloro
Senior Economist
Consumer and Community Development Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Francesca Loria
Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Matteo Luciani
Senior Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
M

Traci L. Mach
Principal Economist
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Mark D. Manuszak
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Andrew H. McCallum
Principal Economist
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Andrew C. Meldrum
Chief
Monetary and Financial Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Ellen A. Merry
Principal Economist
Consumer and Community Development Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Michele Modugno
Principal Economist
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Kevin B. Moore
Chief
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Norman J. Morin
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Seth M. Murray
Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
N

Christopher J. Nekarda
Principal Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Travis D. Nesmith
Assistant Director
Quantitative Risk Analysis
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Giovanni Nicolò
Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Eric R. Nielsen
Senior Economist
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
O

Marcelo Ochoa
Economist
Monetary and Financial Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Dong Hwan Oh
Senior Economist
Quantitative Risk Analysis
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
P

Andrew D. Paciorek
Principal Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Nathan M. Palmer
Economist
Banking, Credit and Operational Risk
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Yang-Ho Park
Principal Economist
Risk Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Marcel A. Priebsch
Principal Economist
Monetary and Financial Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Todd A. Prono
Senior Economist
Quantitative Risk Analysis
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
S

Cisil Sarisoy
Economist
Global Monetary and Sovereign Markets
International Finance
International Finance

Chiara Scotti
Special Adviser to the Board
General Program Support
Board Members
Board Members

Zeynep Senyuz
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Shane M. Sherlund
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Nitish R. Sinha
Group Manager
Capital Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Simon C. Smith
Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Oleg V. Sokolinskiy
Senior Economist
Quantitative Risk Analysis
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

John J. Stevens
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Brad E. Strum
Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Pawel J. Szerszen
Principal Economist
Risk Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Balint Szoke
Economist
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
V

Francisco Vazquez-Grande
Senior Economist
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Clara Vega
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Robert J. Vigfusson
Assistant Director
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Alice Henriques Volz
Principal Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
W

Krzysztof P. Wozniak
Acting Chief
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Y

Emre Yoldas
Chief
Global Monetary and Sovereign Markets
International Finance
International Finance
Z

Molin Zhong
Senior Economist
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Filip Zikes
Principal Economist
Financial Stability Assessment
Financial Stability
Financial Stability
Last update:
January 11, 2021