Show from 7/12/19

In this episode of Behind the Markets, Jeremy Schwartz talks to the President of the Richmond Fed about of the Richmond Fed.about US economic outlook, interest rates, and fed policy.

Guest

Tom Barkin - President and Chief Executive Officer of the Richmond Fed. He joined the Richmond Fed in January 2018.

In this role, he is responsible for the Bank’s monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and payment services as well as oversight of the Federal Reserve System’s information technology organization. Barkin served as a voting member in 2018 on the Federal Reserve’s chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee.

Prior to joining the Richmond Fed, Barkin was a senior partner and chief financial officer at McKinsey & Company, a worldwide management consulting firm. Barkin oversaw McKinsey’s offices in the southern United States and provided strategic counsel to a diverse portfolio of clients. Barkin also served on the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 2009 to 2014 and was the board’s chairman from 2013 to 2014. Barkin is a member of the Emory University Board of Trustees and the Greater Washington Partnership. Barkin earned his bachelor’s, master’s and law degrees from Harvard University.

Follow him on Twitter: @RichmondFed

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