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Tom Barkin, President & CEO. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; "Update & Views on our U.S. Economy"

Tom Barkin became the eighth president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on January 1, 2018.

He worked at global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company for 30 years in increasingly senior positions, including as global chief financial officer (CFO) and chief risk officer, with oversight of finance, legal and information technology functions, among others. He also served on the executive committee of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, as an Emory University Board of Trustees member, and former board member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Tom currently serves as a voting member of the Fed’s chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee, and is also responsible for the Richmond Fed’s bank supervision and the Federal Reserve’s technology organization. He is “on the ground” continually in the Fed’s Fifth District, which covers South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, D.C., West Virginia and Maryland. His engagement in the region has brought real attention to areas facing economic challenges. 

Barkin was born and raised in Tampa, Florida.  He earned his bachelor’s, MBA and law degrees from Harvard University.