Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Beth M. Hammack

Beth M. Hammack
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Beth M. Hammack took office on August 21, 2024, as the 12th president and chief executive officer of the Fourth District, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

Prior to her appointment as president and chief executive officer, Ms. Hammack was cohead of the global financing group at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and a member of the management committee. Ms. Hammack was previously named partner in 2010 and managing director in 2003.

Ms. Hammack is the current chair of the board of the nonprofit Math for America and a member of the City Harvest board of trustees. She served as chair of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee. Ms. Hammack also previously served as a member of the Financial Research Advisory Committee and the Treasury Market Practices Group, the latter of which is sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Ms. Hammack received a BA in quantitative economics and history from Stanford University.

Bank Location

1455 East Sixth Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 579-2000
Visitor Information
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Head office at Cleveland, Ohio.

Branch Banks at Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Covers the state of Ohio; 56 counties in eastern Kentucky; 19 counties in western Pennsylvania; and 6 counties in northern West Virginia .

Website: https://www.clevelandfed.org/

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Branches

Cincinnati
150 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-4787

Pittsburgh
One Oxford Centre, Suite 3000
301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
P.O. Box 867, Pittsburgh, PA 15230
(412) 261-7800


List of Directors
Class A
Name Title Term expires
December 31
Eddie L. Steiner President and Chief Executive Officer
CSB Bancorp, Inc.
Millersburg, Ohio
2024
Helga Houston Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
Huntington Bancshares Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
2025
James H. Nicholson President and Chief Executive Officer
North Valley Bank
Zanesville, Ohio
2026
Class B
Name Title Term expires
December 31
Jacqueline Gamblin Chief Executive Officer
JYG Innovations
Dayton, Ohio
2024
Holly B. Wiedemann Founder
AU Associates, Inc.
Lexington, Kentucky
2025
Darrell McNair President
MVP Plastics, Inc.
Middlefield, Ohio
2026
Class C
Name Title Term expires
December 31
Richard J. Kramer
(Deputy Chair)
Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron, Ohio
2024
Heidi L. Gartland
(Chair)
Chief Government and Community Relations Officer
University Hospitals
Cleveland, Ohio
2025
Ramona Hood Retired President and Chief Executive Officer
FedEx Custom Critical
Uniontown, Ohio
2026


CINCINNATI BRANCH

Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank:
Name Title Term expires
December 31
Archie M. Brown President and Chief Executive Officer
First Financial Bancorp
Cincinnati, Ohio
2024
Gina McFarlane-El Chief Executive Officer
Five Rivers Health Centers
Dayton, Ohio
2025
Mary Meixelsperger Chief Financial Officer
Valvoline, Inc.
Lexington, Kentucky
2026
Bimal Patel President
Rolling Hills Hospitality
Cincinnati, Ohio
2026

 

Appointed by the Board of Governors:
Name Title Term expires
December 31
Rachid Abdallah Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jedson Engineering
Cincinnati, Ohio
2024
Jill Meyer Chief Operating and Relationships Officer, and Managing Director – Cincinnati
The O.H.I.O Fund
Cincinnati, Ohio
2025
Melvin Gravely Chief Executive Officer
Triversity Construction
Cincinnati, Ohio
2026


 

PITTSBURGH BRANCH

Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank:
Name Title Term expires
December 31
Nishan J. Vartanian Chairman of the Board
MSA Safety Incorporated
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
2024
Sanjay Chopra Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Cognistx
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2025
Earl Buford President
CAEL
Indianapolis, Indiana
2026
Christina A. Cassotis Chief Executive Officer
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2026

 

Appointed by the Board of Governors
Name Title Term expires
December 31
Vera Krekanova Chief Strategy and Research Officer
Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2024
Eugene Boyer III Brokerage Advisor
NAI Burns Scalo
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2025
Kathy Wilson Humphrey President
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2026
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Last Update: September 20, 2024