Federal Reserve Bank presidents

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Federal Reserve Bank presidents are the heads of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks who help set U.S. monetary policy and provide economic analysis within the Federal Reserve System.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of people
leadership position
appliesTo 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks
appointedBy board of directors of the respective Federal Reserve Bank
appointmentRequiresApprovalBy Federal Reserve Board of Governors
surface form: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
canServeAs public spokespersons on monetary policy views
contributesTo assessment of regional economic conditions
formulation of national monetary policy
country United States of America
employer respective regional Federal Reserve Bank
establishedInContextOf creation of Federal Reserve System in 1913
governedBy Federal Reserve Act of 1913
surface form: Federal Reserve Act
hasJurisdictionOver financial institutions in their Federal Reserve District
hasNumberOfPositions 12
helpsSet target federal funds rate
historicallyIncludes bankers
business leaders
economists
includesAlwaysVotingMember President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
includesRotatingVotingMembers presidents of the other 11 regional Federal Reserve Banks
locatedIn Federal Reserve Banks
surface form: Federal Reserve Districts
mayDissentOn FOMC policy decisions
memberOf Federal Open Market Committee
surface form: Federal Open Market Committee (rotating voting members except New York)
mustBe U.S. citizens
participatesIn FOMC meetings in Washington, D.C.
Federal Open Market Committee
partOf Federal Reserve System
reportsTo board of directors of the respective Federal Reserve Bank
responsibleFor community and public outreach on Federal Reserve policy
contributing to Beige Book reports
day‑to‑day management of regional Federal Reserve Bank
gathering regional economic intelligence
implementing Federal Reserve policies at regional level
oversight of bank examinations and supervision in their district
oversight of cash services and currency distribution
oversight of payment services operations
roleIn U.S. monetary policy
bank supervision
economic analysis
financial services operations
selectionProcessExcludes Class A directors from participating in appointment
selectionProcessIncludes search by regional bank’s board of directors
subjectTo Federal Reserve ethics and conflict‑of‑interest rules
mandatory retirement age
termType renewable five‑year terms

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Summary of Economic Projections contributors Federal Reserve Bank presidents
Federal Reserve Bank of New York employerOf Federal Reserve Bank presidents
this entity surface form: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York