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

• Risk Management in Financial Institutions, May 15, 2008
• Liquidity Provision by the Federal Reserve, May 13, 2008
• Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures, May 5, 2008
• 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
• More 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.

• The Changing Business of Banking: Implications for Financial Stability and Lessons from Recent Market Turmoil, April 17, 2008
• 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
• More speeches

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

• Risk Management and Basel II, May 14, 2008
• Mitigating the Impact of Foreclosures on Neighborhoods,
  May 7, 2008
• Developing Sustainable Capital for Community Investments,
  April 21, 2008
• Global Economic and Financial Challenges: Implications for Latin America, April 7, 2007
• 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
• More speeches

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

• Financial Market Turmoil and the Federal Reserve: The Plot Thickens, April 14, 2008
• More speeches

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

• How Should We Respond to Asset Price Bubbles? May 15, 2008
• 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
• More 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