Board of Directors

The responsibilities of directors are broad, ranging from overseeing the general operations of the Reserve bank to reporting on district economic conditions. This information helps prepare the Reserve bank president for participation in Federal Open Market Committee meetings, where decisions are made about monetary policy.

Board of Directors Bylaws and Committee Charters

Committee Assignments

Publications and Speeches

Meet Mary Brainerd, Chair of the Minneapolis Fed Board of Directors
This article originally appeared in the Bank's employee newsletter, Third Quarter 2012


Welcoming Remarks
Mary Brainerd - Chair, Board of Directors Minot, North Dakota, August 15, 2012

Serving the Bank and the Public
This article originally appeared in the Bank's employee newsletter
First Quarter 2012


Class A Directors

(elected by member banks to represent member banks)

Term expires
December 31
Julie Causey
Chairman
Western Bank
St. Paul, Minnesota
2013

Randy L. Newman
Chairman and CEO
Alerus Financial, NA and Alerus Financial Corp.
Grand Forks, North Dakota

2015

Kenneth A. Palmer
Chairman, President, and CEO
Range Financial Corporation & Range Bank, N.A.
Negaunee, Michigan

2014


Class B Directors

(elected by member banks to represent the public)

 
Term expires
December 31
Howard A. Dahl
President and Chief Executive Officer
Amity Technology, LLC
Fargo, North Dakota
2014
Christine Hamilton
Managing Partner
Christiansen Land and Cattle, Ltd.
Kimball, South Dakota
2015
Lawrence R. Simkins
Chairman, CEO, President
The Washington Companies
Missoula, Montana
2013


Class C Directors

(appointed by the Board of Governors to represent the public)

Term expires
December 31
Mary K. Brainerd (Chair)
President and Chief Executive Officer
HealthPartners
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2013

MayKao Y. Hang
President and CEO
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
St. Paul, Minnesota

2014
Randall J. Hogan (Deputy Chair)
Chairman and CEO
Pentair, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2015