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:
Real Estate
Job Role:
A

Aditya Aladangady
Principal Economist
Microeconomic Surveys
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

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

Joshua Gallin
Secretary of the FOMC
Program Direction
Monetary Affairs
Monetary Affairs

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

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

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

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

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

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

Raven Molloy
Deputy Associate 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
Chief
Household and Business Spending
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

Ahyan Panjwani
Economist
Macroprudential Policy Analysis
Financial Stability
Financial Stability

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

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

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

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

Kamila Sommer
Chief
Consumer Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics

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

Eileen van Straelen
Senior Economist
Real Estate Finance
Research and Statistics
Research and Statistics
Last Update:
February 18, 2025