Experts
Meet our experts in economic research, community development, banking supervision, and other fields that impact the economy of the Twelfth District and beyond.
Careers
Join a diverse team of economists, cash processors, bank supervisors, cloud engineers, and more.
![Hamza Abdelrahman](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Abdelrahman_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Senior Economic Analyst, Macro Analysis and Economic Geography
Macroeconomic forecasting, Labor economics, Regional studies
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Senior Outreach Manager, Community Development Inland areas of California, including the Central Valley and Sacramento, and Idaho
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Senior Research Advisor, Microeconomic Research
Macroeconomics, Applied econometrics, Labor
![Michael Bauer](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Bauer_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Senior Research Advisor, Financial Research
Monetary economics, Asset pricing, Climate finance
![Leila Bengali](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Bengali_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Regional Policy Economist, Macro Analysis and Economic Geography
Applied micro, Regional analysis, Consumer decisionmaking
![Deborah Campbell](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Campbell_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Regional Engagement Officer
![Qiana Charles](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Leadership_Charles_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Vice President and Regional Executive, Los Angeles
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Senior Outreach Manager, Community Development Northern California and Utah
![Jens Christensen](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Christensen_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Research Advisor, Financial Research
Finance, Credit risk, Term structure
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Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Regional Manager, Nevada
![Vasco Cúrdia](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Curdia_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Research Advisor, Macroeconomic Research
Macroeconomics, Monetary economics, Time series econometrics
![Mary C. Daly](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Leadership_Daly_FFFF_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Monetary and fiscal policy, Macro-labor economics, Labor market dynamics
![Evgeniya Duzhak](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Duzhak_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Regional Policy Economist, Macro Analysis and Economic Geography
Macroeconomic and regional analysis, Education, Econometrics
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Regional Engagement Officer
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Senior Research Advisor, International Research
Macroeconomics, Productivity growth, China’s economy
![Andrew Foerster](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Foerster_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Senior Research Advisor, Macroeconomic Research
Macroeconomics, Monetary economics, Econometrics
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Senior Outreach Manager, Community Development Arizona, Hawaii, Guam, and American Samoa
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Research Advisor, Sustainable Growth Research
Climate change, Economic growth, Macroeconomics
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Vice President, Government & Civic Relations
![Jenny Glass](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/jenny-glass.jpg?quality=100&w=400)
Senior Outreach Manager, Community Development Alaska, Oregon, and Washington
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Group Vice President, International Research
International trade and finance, Monetary policy, Pacific Basin economies
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Visiting Scholar, Community Development
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Senior Vice President, Operations and Safety
![Òscar Jordà](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Jorda_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Senior Policy Advisor
Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Monetary economics
![Elizabeth Kneebone](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Leadership_Kneebone_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Assistant Vice President, Community Development Research
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Research Advisor, Macroeconomic Research
Macroeconomics, Macrolabor, Consumer finance
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Senior Research Advisor, Financial Research
Financial economics, Supervision and regulation, Financial stability
![Kevin Lansing](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Lansing_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Senior Research Advisor, Macroeconomic Research
Macroeconomics, Monetary economics, Asset pricing
![Sylvain Leduc](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Leadership_Leduc_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Executive Vice President and Director of Research
Monetary policy, Business cycles, and International finance
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Vice President, Cash Operations
![Huiyu Li](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Li_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Research Advisor, Macroeconomic Research
Growth, Productivity, Firm dynamics
![Zheng Liu](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Liu_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Vice President, International Research, and Director, Center for Pacific Basin Studies
Macro, Money, Chinese Economy
![Jessica Lum](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/GCR-Contact_Lum_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Program Manager, Government & Civic Relations
![Chad Marchand](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/chad-marchand.jpg?quality=100&w=400)
Senior Outreach Manager, Community Development Tribal and Indigenous Communities
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Senior Researcher, Community Development
![Thomas Mertens](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Mertens_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Vice President, Financial Research
Finance, Macroeconomics, and International finance
![John Mondragon](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Mondragon_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Research Advisor, Financial Research
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Senior Outreach Manager, Community Development Southern California
![Joan Monras](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Monras_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Research Advisor, Macro Analysis and Economic Geography
![Ishan Nath](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Nath_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Economist, Sustainable Growth Research
Climate change, International trade, Economic growth
![Fernanda Nechio](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Nechio_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Vice President, Sustainable Growth Research
International finance, Macroeconomics, and Climate risk
![Thuy Lan Nguyen](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Nguyen_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Research Advisor
International macroeconomics, Fiscal policy, and Macroeconomics
![Luiz Edgard Oliveira](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Oliveira_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Lead Associate Economist, Macro Analysis and Economic Geography
Macroeconomic forecasting, Regional analysis
![Pascal Paul](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Paul_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Research Advisor, Macroeconomic Research
Macroeconomics, Financial Economics, Applied Econometrics
![Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Petrosky-Nadeau_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Vice President, Macroeconomic Research
Macroeconomics, Labor, Business cycles
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Senior Economist, Sustainable Growth Research
Climate change, Applied micro, Finance
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Senior Researcher, Community Development
![Adam Shapiro](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Shapiro_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Vice President, Macro Analysis and Economic Geography
Industrial organization, Macroeconomics, Health care
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Senior Economist, Microeconomic Research
Labor economics, Gender, Education
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Vice President, Community Development
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Community Development Finance Manager, Community Development
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Senior Economist, International Research
Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Economics
![Shannon Smith](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Smith_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Regional Engagement Officer
![Mark Spiegel](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Spiegel_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Senior Policy Advisor
International, Growth, Banking, Asian economies
![Yeji Sung](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Sung_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Economist, Macroeconomic Research
Macroeconomics, Monetary economics, Behavioral economics
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Visiting Fellow, Economist Macroeconomic Research
Productivity, Industrial organization, Financial economics
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Vice President and Information Security Officer, Statistics and Reserves, Cash Product Office
![Mauricio Ulate](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Ulate_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Senior Economist
Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Economics
![Robert G. Valletta](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Valetta_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Senior Vice President and Associate Director of Research
Labor, Applied econometrics, Regional studies
![Jason Vargo](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Vargo_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Senior Researcher, Community Development
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Vice President, National Operations, Business Resilience and Risk Management, Cash Product Office
![Daniel Wilson](https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/Experts_Wilson_sm.jpg?quality=100&w=370)
Vice President, Microeconomic Research
Public finance, Productivity, Investment