Meet the Researchers
The Federal Reserve Board employs more than 500 researchers, including more than 400 Ph.D. economists, who represent an exceptionally diverse range of interests and specific areas of expertise. Board researchers conduct cutting edge research, produce numerous working papers and notes, and are among the leading contributors at professional meetings and in major journals. Our researchers 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:
Banking and Financial Institutions
Job Role:
A

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

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

Jeffrey S. Allen
Lead Fin Inst Policy Analyst
Digital Innovations Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

John Ammer
Senior Economic Project Manager
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Sriya L. Anbil
Group Manager
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Alyssa G. Anderson
Principal Economist
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Christopher S. Anderson
Senior Economist
Trading and Capital Markets
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

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

Anton I. Badev
Senior Economist
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Daniel J. Barth
Principal Economist
Financial Stability Assessment
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

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

Jose M. Berrospide
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Mehdi Beyhaghi
Senior Economist
Policy Effectiveness and Assessment
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Vitaly M. Bord
Senior Economist
Consumer Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Erik Bostrom
Fin Inst Policy Analyst III
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
C

Cecilia R. Caglio
Chief
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

James A. Caldera
Economist
Policy Effectiveness and Assessment
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

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

Mark A. Carlson
Adviser
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Jin-Wook B. Chang
Senior Economist
Financial Stability Assessment
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

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

Ricardo Correa
Senior Adviser
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Sergio A. Correia
Economist
Financial Institution Risk Evaluation
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Daniel M. Covitz
Deputy Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
D

Erfan Danesh
Senior Economist
Risk Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Matt Darst
Principal Economist
Macroprudential Policy Analysis
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Michele H. Dathan
Senior Economist
Global Financial Markets
International Finance
International Finance

Margaret DeBoer
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Ahmet Degerli
Senior Economist
Financial Intermediaries Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Laurie Pounder DeMarco
Economic Project Manager
Global Financial Institutions
International Finance
International Finance

Daniel A. Dias
Principal Economist
Financial Institution Risk Evaluation
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Jennifer L. Dlugosz
Principal Economist
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

John C. Driscoll
Principal Economist
Consumer Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Chuan Du
Economist
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Fang Du
Adviser
Program Direction
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Ricardo Filipe Duque Gabriel
Economist
Policy Effectiveness and Assessment
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Burcu Duygan-Bump
Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
E

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

Antonio Falato
Senior Economist
Macroprudential Policy Analysis
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Giovanni Favara
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Nathan Foley-Fisher
Principal Economist
Systemic Financial Institutions and Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
G

Geoffrey R. Gerdes
Principal Economist
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Stefan Gissler
Principal Economist
Systemic Financial Institutions and Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

David P. Glancy
Principal Economist
Banking and Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Luca Guerrieri
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance
H

Sinem Hacioglu Hoke
Senior Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Hajime H. Hadeishi
Principal Economist
Fair Lending Enforcement
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

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

Sharjil M. Haque
Economist
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Nathan W. Heinrich
Senior Financial Analyst
Systemic Financial Institutions and Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Sam Hempel
Senior Economist
Short-Term Funding Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Cooper Howes
Senior Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Hulusi Inanoglu
Principal Economist
Trading and Capital Markets
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Sebastian Infante
Chief
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Felicia F. Ionescu
Chief
Banking and Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
J

Anil K. Jain
Principal Economist
Global Financial Institutions
International Finance
International Finance
K

Dalida Kadyrzhanova
Principal Economist
Capital Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

R. Jay Kahn
Senior Economist
Short-Term Funding Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

John Kandrac
Group Manager
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Gazi I. Kara
Chief
Financial Stability Assessment
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

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

Kyungmin Kim
Principal Economist
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

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

Elizabeth C. Klee
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Anya V. Kleymenova
Manager
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Benjamin Knox
Senior Economist
Global Financial Markets
International Finance
International Finance

John R. Krainer
Manager
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Robert J. Kurtzman
Group Manager
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Seung Kwak
Senior Economist
Financial Intermediaries Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
L

Jeongmin "Mina" Lee
Senior Economist
Systemic Financial Institutions and Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Seung Jung Lee
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Andreas Lehnert
Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Dan Li
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Yi Li
Principal Economist
Short-Term Funding Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Laura Lipscomb
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Edith X. Liu
Chief
Monetary and Financial Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Emily O. Liu
Senior Financial Analyst
Global Financial Flows
International Finance
International Finance

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

Traci L. Mach
Principal Economist
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Francis A. Martinez
Lead Fin Inst Policy Analyst
Monetary Policy Operations and Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Patrick E. McCabe
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

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

Juan M. Morelli
Senior Economist
Banking and Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
N

Thien T. Nguyen
Senior Economist
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

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

Friederike Niepmann
Chief
Global Financial Institutions
International Finance
International Finance
P

Teodora Paligorova
Principal Economist
Financial Institution Risk Evaluation
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Lubomir Petrasek
Chief
Financial Intermediaries Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Michael V. Pykhtin
Manager
Trading and Capital Markets
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation
R

Carlos A. Ramírez
Senior Economist
Systemic Financial Institutions and Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Ben Ranish
Principal Economist
Banking, Credit and Operational Risk
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Marcelo Rezende
Principal Economist
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Bryan J. Ricketts
Fin Inst Policy Analyst III
Supervision - Large Institution Supervisory Coordinating Committee
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Chase P. Ross
Senior Economist
Macroprudential Policy Analysis
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Sharon Y. Ross
Senior Economist
Global Financial Markets
International Finance
International Finance

Doriana Ruffino
Assistant Director
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation
S

Monica Valentina Sanz
Advisor
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Robert F. Sarama
Deputy Associate Director
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Zack Saravay
Senior Fin Inst Policy Analyst I
Financial Intermediaries Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr
Principal Economist
Financial Institution Risk Evaluation
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Matthew P. Seay
Lead Financial Analyst
Financial Institution Risk Evaluation
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Young Hwa Seok
Economist
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Chaehee Shin
Principal Economist
Financial Stability Assessment
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

André F. Silva
Principal Economist
Banking and Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Michael Smolyansky
Principal Economist
Capital Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Viktors Stebunovs
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Gustavo A. Suarez
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
T

Judit Temesvary
Principal Economist
Global Financial Institutions
International Finance
International Finance

Ana-Maria K. Tenekedjieva
Economist
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Yannick Timmer
Principal Economist
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

William F. Treacy
Adviser
Program Direction
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation
U

Pinar Uysal
Principal Economist
Global Financial Institutions
International Finance
International Finance
V

Skander Van den Heuvel
Associate Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Alexandros Vardoulakis
Chief
Macroprudential Policy Analysis
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Stéphane Verani
Principal Economist
Systemic Financial Institutions and Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Cindy M. Vojtech
Chief
Financial Institution Risk Evaluation
Financial Stability
Financial Stability
W

Martin M. Waibel
Economist
Financial Intermediaries Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Ashley Wang
Chief
Short-Term Funding Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Jessie Wang
Principal Economist
Banking and Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Ke Wang
Principal Economist
Banking, Credit and Operational Risk
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Teng Wang
Principal Economist
Stress Testing
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Missaka Warusawitharana
Manager
Policy Effectiveness and Assessment
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Kirstin E. Wells
Principal Economist
FedNow Oversight Coordination and Strategy
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Carlo E. Wix
Principal Economist
Banking and Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Isabella M. Wolfskeil
Economist
International Financial Stability
International Finance
International Finance
Y

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

Youngsuk Yook
Principal Economist
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
Z

Ilknur Zer
Principal Economist
Global Financial Institutions
International Finance
International Finance

Andrei Zlate
Group Manager
Banking and Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
Last Update:
March 24, 2025