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:
Microeconomics
Field:
A

Robert M. Adams
Principal Economist
Consumer Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Elliot Anenberg
Principal Economist
Real Estate Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
B

Anton I. Badev
Senior Economist
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Alessandro Barbarino
Principal Economist
Current Macroeconomic Conditions
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Michael M. Batty
Economist
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Garth Baughman
Economist
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

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

David A. Benson
Economist
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Joshua Blonz
Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Kenneth P. Brevoort
Principal Economist
Consumer and Community Development Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

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

Colin C. Caines
Senior Economist
Emerging Market Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Isabel Cairo
Senior Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Tomaz Cajner
Group Manager
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

David B. Cashin
Principal Economist
Fiscal Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Andrew C. Chang
Principal Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

David Cho
Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Joonkyu Choi
Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

John M. Coglianese
Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Andrew M. Cohen
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Leland D. Crane
Senior Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
D

Andrea De Michelis
Chief
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Ryan A. Decker
Principal Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Lisa J. Dettling
Principal Economist
Fiscal Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Cynthia L. Doniger
Senior Economist
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Tim E. Dore
Senior Economist
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
F

Elena Falcettoni
Economist
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Laura J. Feiveson
Chief
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Erin E. Syron Ferris
Principal Economist
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Andrew Figura
Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Simon B. Firestone
Principal Economist
Policy Effectiveness and Assessment
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Charles A. Fleischman
Adviser
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Jean C. Flemming
Economist
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Glenn R. Follette
Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
G

Joaquin Garcia-Cabo
Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Sarena F. Goodman
Principal Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Daniel R. Gorin
Lead Supervisory Policy Analyst
Policy Analysis
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Lynn M. Gottschalk
Senior EconomistFair Lending EnforcementConsumer and Community Affairs

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

Sebastian H. Graves
Economist
Trade and Financial Studies
International Finance
International Finance

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

Aurel Hizmo
Principal Economist
Real Estate Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Colin J. Hottman
Principal Economist
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

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

You Suk Kim
Principal Economist
Real Estate Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Elizabeth K. Kiser
Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
L

Jeff Larrimore
Chief
Consumer and Community Development Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Byron Lutz
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
M

Traci L. Mach
Principal Economist
Flow of Funds
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

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

Alvaro Mezza
Principal Economist
Consumer Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Marco Migueis
Principal Economist
Banking, Credit and Operational Risk
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Raven Molloy
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Ryan Monarch
Principal Economist
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Joshua K. Montes
Senior Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Bernardo C. Morais
Principal Economist
Emerging Market Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Camilo Morales-Jimenez
Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
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

Joseph B. Nichols
Principal Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Ken Onishi
Senior Economist
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Musa Orak
Senior Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance
P

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

Maria G. Perozek
Group Manager
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

William B. Peterman
Chief
Fiscal Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Justin R. Pierce
Principal Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Brendan M. Price
Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

David D. Ratner
Principal Economist
Fiscal Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Daniel R. Ringo
Economist
Real Estate Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Brigitte Roth Tran
Senior Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
S

Erick Sager
Senior Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Tess C. Scharlemann
Economist
Real Estate Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr
Principal Economist
Global Financial Flows
International Finance
International Finance

Gloria Sheu
Group Manager
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Chaehee Shin
Principal Economist
Financial Stability Assessment
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Michael Siemer
Senior Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Christopher L. Smith
Principal Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Paul A. Smith
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Michael Suher
Economist
Banking, Credit and Operational Risk
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation
T

Erin Troland
Senior Economist
Consumer and Community Development Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Nick Turner
Principal Economist
Fiscal Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
V

Ivan Vidangos
Chief
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

James Wang
Senior Economist
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

William L. Wascher
Deputy Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Mike Zabek
Economist
Consumer and Community Development Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs
Last update:
April 5, 2021