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.
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Field of Interest:
Division:
Microeconomics
Field:
Job Role:
A

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

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

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

Elliot Anenberg
Chief
Real Estate Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
B

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

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

Kayleigh N. Barnes
Economist
Consumer Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Michael M. Batty
Group Manager
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Kimberly N. Bayard
Chief
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

David A. Benson
Senior Economist
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Joshua Blonz
Principal Economist
Industrial Output
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Kenneth P. Brevoort
Principal Economist
Consumer and Community Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Jesse Bricker
Principal Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
C

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

Nick A. Carollo
Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Andrew C. Chang
Principal Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

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

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

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

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

Kabir Dasgupta
Senior Economist
Consumer and Community Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

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

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

Lisa J. Dettling
Principal Economist
Fiscal Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Christine L. Dobridge
Principal Economist
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

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

Andrew M. Dumont
Lead Community Development Analyst
Community Development, Oversight, and Engagement
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs
F

Elena Falcettoni
Senior Economist
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

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

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

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

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

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

Sheridan Fuller
Economist
Fiscal Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
G

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

Sarena F. Goodman
Principal Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Daniel R. Gorin
Lead Supervisory Policy Analyst
Policy Analysis
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Lynn M. Gottschalk
Senior EconomistFair Lending EnforcementConsumer and Community Affairs

Jacob P. Gramlich
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Serafin J. Grundl
Principal Economist
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
H

Colin J. Hottman
Principal Economist
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance

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

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

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

Jacob Krimmel
Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
L

Jeff Larrimore
Chief
Consumer and Community Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Gina Li
Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Anna Lipinska
Group Manager
Emerging Market Economies
International Finance
International Finance

Byron Lutz
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Gary A. Lyn
Senior Economist
Trade and Quantitative Studies
International Finance
International Finance
M

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

Mark D. Manuszak
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems

Andrew H. McCallum
Group Manager
Global Financial Flows
International Finance
International Finance

Ellen A. Merry
Principal Economist
Consumer and Community Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Alvaro Mezza
Principal Economist
Consumer Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

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

Anushka Mitra
Economist
Trade and Financial Studies
International Finance
International Finance

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

Raven Molloy
Deputy Associate Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Kevin B. Moore
Assistant Director
Program Direction
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Bernardo C. Morais
Principal Economist
Emerging Market Economies
International Finance
International Finance

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

Adele C. Morris
Senior Adviser
Program Direction
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

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

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

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

Eric R. Nielsen
Principal Economist
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Caroline C. Norris
Senior Fin Inst Policy Analyst I
Policy - Policy Planning
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation
O

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

Musa Orak
Principal Economist
Advanced Foreign Economies
International Finance
International Finance
P

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

Maria G. Perozek
Chief
Flow of Funds
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Justin R. Pierce
Chief
Trade and Financial Studies
International Finance
International Finance

Brendan M. Price
Senior Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Marcel A. Priebsch
Principal Economist
Monetary and Financial Market Analysis
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs
R

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

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

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

Mariel E. Schwartz
Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Gloria Sheu
Group Manager
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Chaehee Shin
Principal Economist
Financial Stability Assessment
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

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

Christopher L. Smith
Principal Economist
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

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

Michael Suher
Senior Economist
Banking, Credit and Operational Risk
Supervision and Regulation
Supervision and Regulation
T

Charles S. Taragin
Principal Economist
Financial Structure
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Erin Troland
Principal Economist
Consumer and Community Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Nick Turner
Principal Economist
Fiscal Analysis
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
V

Ivan Vidangos
Chief
Labor Markets
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Alice Henriques Volz
Chief
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
W

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

Douglas A. Webber
Principal Economist
Consumer and Community Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs

Krzysztof P. Wozniak
Section Chief
Payment System Studies
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
Z

Mike Zabek
Senior Economist
Consumer and Community Research
Consumer and Community Affairs
Consumer and Community Affairs
Last Update:
March 24, 2025