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:
Macroeconomics
Field:
Monetary Economics
A

Elena Afanasyeva
Senior Economist
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Shaghil Ahmed
Deputy Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Andrea Ajello
Chief
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Levent Altinoglu
Senior Economist
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

David M. Arseneau
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability
B

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

Martin Bodenstein
Adviser
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance
C

Isabel Cairó
Principal Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Francesca Carapella
Principal Economist
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

James A. Clouse
Deputy Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Edmund S. Crawley
Senior Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Pablo A. Cuba-Borda
Economist
Global Modeling Studies
International Finance
International Finance
E

Rochelle M. Edge
Deputy Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Francesco Ferrante
Principal Economist
Trade and Financial Studies
International Finance
International Finance

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

Cristina Fuentes-Albero
Group Manager
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
G

William L. Gamber
Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Nils M. Gornemann
Principal Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

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

Christopher J. Gust
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
H

Diana Hancock
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Edward P. Herbst
Chief
Current Macroeconomic Conditions
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
I

Matteo Iacoviello
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance
J

Margaret M. Jacobson
Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Benjamin K. Johannsen
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
K

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

Kyungmin Kim
Senior Economist
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Matthew T. Klepacz
Senior Economist
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance
L

Antoine Lepetit
Principal Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Anna Lipinska
Group Manager
Emerging Market Economies
International Finance
International Finance
M

David S. Miller
Principal Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

David C. Mills
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Camilo Morales-Jimenez
Senior Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
N

Edward Nelson
Senior Adviser
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
O

Anna Orlik
Principal Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Julio L. Ortiz
Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance
P

Matthias O. Paustian
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Ekaterina Peneva
Chief
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Damjan Pfajfar
Group Manager
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
R

Patrice T. Robitaille
Senior Economist
Emerging Market Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Romina D. Ruprecht
Economist
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
S

Erick Sager
Senior Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Francisca Sara-Zaror
Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Arsenios Skaperdas
Economist
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

David H. Small
Project Manager
FOMC Secretariat
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Andrea Stella
Principal Economist
Current Macroeconomic Conditions
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Robert J. Tetlow
Senior Adviser
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Andreas Tischbirek
Senior Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
V

Alexandros Vardoulakis
Chief
Macroprudential Policy Analysis
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Daniel Villar
Senior Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Daniel J. Vine
Principal Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
W

Min Wei
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
Y

Vladimir L. Yankov
Senior Economist
Financial Institution Risk Evaluation
Financial Stability
Financial Stability
Z

David L. Zeke
Senior Economist
Capital Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
Last Update:
May 30, 2023