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:
Finance
Field:
Real Estate
A

Aditya Aladangady
Principal Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Neil Bhutta
Chief
Real Estate Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
E

Gregory Elliehausen
Principal Economist
Consumer Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
F

Giovanni Favara
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Joshua Gallin
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Daniel I. Garcia Molina
Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

David P. Glancy
Senior Economist
Banking and Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
H

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

Matteo Iacoviello
Deputy Associate Director
Trade and Financial Studies
International Finance
International Finance
J

Margaret M. Jacobson
Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
K

Benjamin S. Kay
Senior Economist
Policy Effectiveness and Assessment
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

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

John R. Krainer
Principal Economist
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation
M

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

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

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

Wayne Passmore
Senior Adviser
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Karen M. Pence
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
R

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

Robert F. Sarama
Assistant Director
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

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

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

Kamila Sommer
Group Manager
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Eileen van Straelen
Economist
Real Estate Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
Last update:
February 22, 2021