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:
Macroeconomics
Field:
Macroeconomics
Job Role:
A

Stephanie R. Aaronson
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Shaghil Ahmed
Deputy Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

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

Florencia S. Airaudo
Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Andrea Ajello
Chief
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Harun Alp
Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

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

Gianni G. Amisano
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Maria Aristizabal-Ramirez
Economist
Emerging Market Economies
International Finance
International Finance

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

Sina T. Ates
Principal Economist
Emerging Market Economies
International Finance
International Finance
B

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

Bence A. Bardoczy
Senior Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Daniel O. Beltran
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Travis J. Berge
Chief
Current Macroeconomic Conditions
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Brett D. Berger
Senior Adviser
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Martin Bodenstein
Assistant Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Mark J. Bognanni
Principal Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

David Bowman
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Eirik E. Brandsaas
Senior Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Robin Braun
Senior Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
C

Marco Cagetti
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Isabel Cairó
Principal Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Dario Caldara
Assistant Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

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

Danilo Cascaldi-Garcia
Principal Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

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

Michele Cavallo
Principal Economist
Banking and Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Arpita Chatterjee
Senior Economist
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Han Chen
Senior Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Jaedo Choi
Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Hess T. Chung
Chief
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

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

Nathan L. Converse
Principal Economist
Global Financial Flows
International Finance
International Finance

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

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

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

Deepa Dhume Datta
Assistant Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Andrea De Michelis
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Francois de Soyres
Chief
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Ryan A. Decker
Chief
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Anthony M. Diercks
Principal Economist
Monetary and Financial Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Brian M. Doyle
Deputy Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

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

Wendy E. Dunn
Adviser
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Bora Durdu
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability
E

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

Eric M. Engen
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Eric C. Engstrom
Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
F

Giovanni Favara
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Laura J. Feiveson
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

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

Giuseppe Fiori
Principal Economist
Global Modeling Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Aaron B. Flaaen
Principal Economist
Trade and Financial Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Johannes Fleck
Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

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

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

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

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

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

Chad T. Fulton
Principal Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
G

Etienne Gagnon
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

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

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

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

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

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

Jonathan Goldberg
Principal Economist
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Flora M. Haberkorn
Data Scientist
Integrated Technology Solutions
International Finance
International Finance

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

Jasper Hoek
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

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

Christopher Huckfeldt
Senior Economist
Global Modeling Studies
International Finance
International Finance
I

Matteo Iacoviello
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

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

Anni T. Isojaervi
Economist
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability
J

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

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

Callum J. Jones
Principal Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
K

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

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

Yuriy Kitsul
Principal Economist
Global Financial Flows
International Finance
International Finance

Matthew T. Klepacz
Principal Economist
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Niklas Kroner
Economist
Global Financial Markets
International Finance
International Finance

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

Christopher J. Kurz
Assistant Director
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
L

Jean-Philippe Laforte
Group Manager
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

David E. Lebow
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Andreas Lehnert
Director
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Paul Lengermann
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Kurt F. Lewis
Principal Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Logan T. Lewis
Chief
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Geng Li
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

J David Lopez-Salido
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Francesca Loria
Principal Economist
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Matteo Luciani
Principal Economist
Current Macroeconomic Conditions
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
M

Sai Ma
Senior Economist
International Financial Stability
International Finance
International Finance

Todd E. Messer
Economist
Global Financial Institutions
International Finance
International Finance

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

Robert J. Minton
Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Anushka Mitra
Economist
Trade and Financial Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Carter B. Mix
Senior Economist
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Zach Modig
Lead Fin Inst Policy Analyst
Policy - Policy Research and Analytics
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Michele Modugno
Chief
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

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

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

Patrick Moran
Senior Economist
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Norman J. Morin
Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Seth M. Murray
Senior Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
N

Gaston M. Navarro
Principal Economist
Trade and Financial Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Christopher J. Nekarda
Principal Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Edward Nelson
Senior Adviser
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Borghan N. Narajabad
Chief
Systemic Financial Institutions and Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Giovanni Nicolò
Principal Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
O

Marcelo Ochoa
Principal Economist
Monetary and Financial Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Hyunseung Oh
Principal Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Scott W. Ohlmacher
Senior Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Musa Orak
Principal Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Jake D. Orchard
Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Anna Orlik
Principal Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Andrew D. Paciorek
Chief
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Dino Palazzo
Principal Economist
Capital Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Nathan M. Palmer
Senior Economist
Banking, Credit and Operational Risk
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation

Francisco Palomino
Chief
Capital Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Michael G. Palumbo
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Ekaterina Peneva
Assistant Director / Chief
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Ander Perez-Orive
Principal Economist
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Eugénio Pinto
Group Manager
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Ignacio Presno
Principal Economist
Global Modeling Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Andrea Prestipino
Senior Economist
Global Modeling Studies
International Finance
International Finance
Q

Albert Queralto
Chief
Global Modeling Studies
International Finance
International Finance
R

David E. Rappoport
Principal Economist
Macroprudential Policy Analysis
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

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

Trevor A. Reeve
Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

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

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

Gisela Rua
Principal Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Jeremy Rudd
Senior Adviser
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

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

Zina B. Saijid
Lead Financial Analyst
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

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

Andres Schneider
Economist
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Immo Schott
Senior Economist
Global Modeling Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Zeynep Senyuz
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

Jae W. Sim
Principal Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Arsenios Skaperdas
Principal Economist
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Simon C. Smith
Senior Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Mariano A. Somale
Senior Economist
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Kamila Sommer
Chief
Consumer Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Viktors Stebunovs
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

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

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

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

Balint Szoke
Economist
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
T

Hiroatsu Tanaka
Principal Economist
Monetary and Financial Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Manjola Tase
Principal Economist
Money Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Thiago R. T. Ferreira
Group Manager
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance

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

Stacey Tevlin
Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Andreas Tischbirek
Principal Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Maria D. Tito
Group Manager
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
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

Francisco Vazquez-Grande
Group Manager
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Mateo Velásquez-Giraldo
Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Ivan Vidangos
Chief
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Diego Vilán
Senior Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Sergio Villalvazo
Senior Economist
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

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

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

Min Wei
Senior Associate Director
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Beth Anne Wilson
Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance

Fabian Winkler
Principal Economist
Monetary Studies
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
X

Ines M. Xavier
Economist
Macro-Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
Y

Ram S. Yamarthy
Senior Economist
Capital Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Choongryul Yang
Senior Economist
Prices and Wages
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Emre Yoldas
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
International Finance
International Finance
Z

Mike Zabek
Senior Economist
Consumer and Community Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

David L. Zeke
Senior Economist
Capital Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Tony Zhang
Principal Economist
Global Financial Markets
International Finance
International Finance

Molin Zhong
Principal Economist
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

Andrei Zlate
Group Manager
Banking and Financial Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

Sarah Zoi
Economist
Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Studies
Financial Stability
Financial Stability
Last Update:
March 24, 2025