Federal Reserve members
Christopher J. Waller
Christopher J. Waller is Governor of the Federal Reserve. Profile ↗
- In the role since
- 18 December 2020
- Rate decisions
- Votes on the rate
- Next rate decision
- Wed 9 Dec, 19:00 UTC
- Speaks next
- Nothing scheduled
- Term ends
- 31 January 2030
Christopher J. Waller took office as a member of the Federal Reserve Board on December 18, 2020. Before joining the Board, he served since 2009 as executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He was a professor and the Gilbert F. Schaefer Chair of Economics at the University of Notre Dame, and from 1998 to 2003 was a professor and the Carol Martin Gatton Chair of Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics at the University of Kentucky. He received a BS in economics from Bemidji State University and an MA and PhD from Washington State University.
The rest of the committee
Kevin WarshChairmanVotes on the rate
Thomas I. BarkinPresident, Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondNo vote on the rate in 2026
Michael S. BarrGovernorVotes on the rate
Michelle W. BowmanVice Chair for SupervisionVotes on the rate
Susan M. CollinsPresident, Federal Reserve Bank of BostonNo vote on the rate in 2026
Lisa D. CookGovernorVotes on the rate
Mary C. DalyPresident, Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoNo vote on the rate in 2026
Austan D. GoolsbeePresident, Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoNo vote on the rate in 2026
Beth M. HammackPresident, Federal Reserve Bank of ClevelandVotes on the rate
Philip N. JeffersonVice ChairVotes on the rate
Neel KashkariPresident, Federal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisVotes on the rate
Lorie K. LoganPresident, Federal Reserve Bank of DallasVotes on the rate
Alberto G. MusalemPresident, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisNo vote on the rate in 2026
Anna L. PaulsonPresident, Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaVotes on the rate
Jerome H. PowellGovernorVotes on the rate
Jeffrey R. SchmidPresident, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas CityNo vote on the rate in 2026
Cheryl VenableInterim President, Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaNo vote on the rate in 2026
John C. WilliamsPresident, Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkVotes on the rate