Speeches and Interviews

Current Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman
Donald L. Kohn, Vice Chairman
Randall S. Kroszner
Kevin M. Warsh
Frederic S. Mishkin

Links to speeches and profiles are to the Board of Governors web site.

Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman (Profile)
Ben S. Bernanke was sworn in on February 1, 2006, as Chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Dr. Bernanke also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the System's principal monetary policymaking body.
He was appointed as a member of the Board to a full 14-year term, which expires January 31, 2020, and to a four-year term as Chairman, which expires January 31, 2010. Interview, The Region, June 2004

Fostering Sustainable Homeownership, March 14, 2008
Reducing Preventable Mortgage Foreclosures, March 4, 2008
National and Regional Economic Overview, November 29, 2007
Federal Reserve Communications, November 14, 2007
Microfinance in the United States, November 6, 2007
Prior speeches

Donald L. Kohn, Vice Chairman (Profile)
Donald L. Kohn took the oath of office Friday, June 23, 2006 for a
four-year term as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ending June 23, 2010. Kohn originally took office on August 5, 2002, as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a full term ending January 31, 2016.

Implications of Globalization for the Conduct of Monetary Policy,
March 7, 2008
The U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy, February 26, 2008
Recent and Prospective Developments in Monetary Policy Transparency and Communications: A Global Perspective,
January 5, 2008
Expertise and Macroeconomic Policy, January 4, 2008
Prior speeches

Randall S. Kroszner (Profile)
Randall S. Kroszner took office on March 1, 2006, to fill an unexpired term ending January 31, 2008.

Global Economic and Financial Challenges: Implications for Latin America, April 7, 2008
Protecting Homeowners and Sustaining Homeownership,
March 27, 2008
The Importance of Fundamentals in Risk Management,
March 11, 2008
Liquidity-Risk Management in the Business of Banking,
March 3, 2008
Improving Risk Management in Light of Recent Market Events, February 25, 2008
Protecting Homeowners and Sustaining Home Ownership, February 4, 2008
Prior speeches

Kevin M. Warsh (Profile)
Kevin M. Warsh took office on February 24, 2006, to fill an unexpired term ending January 31, 2018.

The End of History? November 7, 2007
Financial Stability and the Federal Reserve, October 5, 2007
Prior speeches

Frederic S. Mishkin (Profile)
Frederic S. Mishkin took office on September 5, 2006, to fill an unexpired term ending January 31, 2014.

Central Bank Commitment and Communication, April 3, 2008
Comfort Zones, Shmumfort Zones, March 27, 2008
Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Monetary Policy,
March 7, 2008
Outlook and Risks for the U.S. Economy, March 4, 2008
On “Leveraged Losses: Lessons from the Mortgage Meltdown,”
February 29, 2008
The Importance of Economic Education and Financial Literacy,
February 27, 2008
Does Stabilizing Inflation Contribute to Stabilizing Economic Activity? February 25, 2008
The Federal Reserve's Tools for Responding to Financial Disruptions, February 15, 2008
Prior speeches

Former Governors - Speeches and Region Interviews

Congressional Testimony, via the Board of Governors

Federal Reserve Board Membership 1914-Present,
via the Board of Governors

Speeches by Federal Reserve Bank Presidents

Gary H. Stern, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Profile)
Became president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in March 1985. Stern joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in January 1982 as senior vice president and director of research.

Other Federal Reserve Bank Presidents