Press Releases

San Francisco, CA — The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced that Steven R. Gardner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Premier Bank, Costa Mesa, CA, and Harry M. Haigood, Chief Executive Officer, One PacificCoast Bank, Oakland, CA, were appointed as the newest members of the Twelfth District’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC). […]

San Francisco, CA – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced leadership appointments for the Twelfth District Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC); the council was formed earlier this year. John V. Evans, Jr., CEO, DL Evans Bank, Burley, ID, was appointed as chairman, and Ronald Barrick, president and CEO of Advantis Credit Union, […]

Bob Hale Portland, OR – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has appointed Robert “Bob” Hale, chief executive officer of Hale Companies, to its Portland Branch board of directors, effective March 24, 2011. The Portland Branch board of directors provides an economic perspective on the region to both the Federal Reserve Bank of San […]

John C. Williams High resolution image (png, 215 kb) CV (pdf, 23 kb) San Francisco, CA – Dr. John C. Williams has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, according to an announcement by Douglas W. Shorenstein, chairman of the San Francisco bank’s board of directors. Dr. […]

Los Angeles, CA – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s board of directors has appointed Joseph C. Berenato, chairman of aerospace and defense firm Ducommun, Inc., John C. Molina, chief financial officer of Molina Healthcare, Inc., and David I. Rainer, chairman, president and chief executive of California United Bank, to the board of directors […]

San Francisco, CA – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced the appointment of nine members to its newly-formed Twelfth District Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC). The council, drawn from communities across the nine-state Twelfth District, will meet twice a year to provide input to the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank’s senior management […]

Dr. Joseph E. Robertson, Jr. Portland, OR – The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System appointed Dr. Joseph E. Robertson, Jr. to the Portland Branch board of directors, effective January 1, 2011. The board of directors provides an economic perspective on the region to both the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s board […]

David Chen Portland, OR – The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System appointed David Chen chairman of the Portland Branch board of directors, effective January 1, 2011. Mr. Chen is CEO and founder of Equilibrium Capital Group LLC, an investment firm focused on real asset sectors impacted by resource constraints and sustainability. The […]

Sandra R. Hernández San Francisco, CA – Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., chief executive officer, The San Francisco Foundation, has joined the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Economic Advisory Council for a three-year term ending December 31, 2013. Economic Advisory Council members provide information on current and pending developments in the regional and national economies. […]

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced the establishment of offices to promote diversity and inclusion at the Federal Reserve Board and at all 12 of the Federal Reserve Banks. Related Press release from the Board of Governors