Nick Anderson
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Nick joined the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a Quantitative Fellow in 2025. Prior to joining the QFP, Nick was a PhD student in economics at the New School for Social Research. Before that, he worked as an investment analyst at Soroban Capital Partners. In 2018, he earned a Master of Science in finance from the University of Florida.
Jovial Clayton
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Jovial received his Master of Arts in economics from Howard University in 2021. Prior to joining the QFP, he worked as a research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. His most recent work in research utilized complex network theory to analyze inflation. In addition to the QFP, as an adjunct professor, he teaches Principles of Macroeconomics at Reynolds Community College.
Matheus D’ Amico
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Matheus is a quantitative fellow at the Charlotte office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Prior to joining the QFP, he received a PhD in finance from the University of Rochester, where his doctoral dissertation explored the quantitative impact of large shareholders’ monitoring role on risky firms’ investment decisions. Matheus also holds a Master of Research and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During his graduate studies, he worked as a research assistant on a range of corporate finance projects, including the estimation of public firms’ target leverage and event study analysis of mergers and acquisitions.
Jingyi Fang
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Jingyi Fang joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis as a quantitative fellow in July 2024. Prior to joining the QFP, she worked as an associate at a leading economic consulting firm, conducting data analysis and preparing litigation reports for experts and attorneys. She also had research experience at the Asian Development Bank working with the Chief Economist. Jingyi earned her PhD in economics from the University of Southern California, where she studied the impact of migration policies on resource allocation for firms via the labor market channel.
Andrew Hessler
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Andrew Hessler is a quantitative fellow at the Charlotte office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Andrew earned his PhD in economics from North Carolina State University in 2022 with a specialization in applied macroeconomics. Prior to joining the QFP, Andrew taught economics as a visiting assistant professor at Williams College.
John Kearns
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
John Kearns earned his master’s degree in public policy and economics from Princeton University in 2024. Prior to joining the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston as a quantitative fellow, John was a research associate at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. John also interned at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s markets group, analyzing payments and deposit products.
Mari Mumford
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Mari received her Master of Science in economics, with a minor in statistics, from the University of Minnesota. Throughout graduate school, she worked as a research assistant focusing on agricultural economics and Monte Carlo simulation models. Prior to joining the QFP, she held a data science position at a healthcare consulting firm.
Spencer Wang
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Spencer joined the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco as a quantitative fellow in 2025. Prior to joining the QFP, he received his PhD in economics from Pennsylvania State University. His doctoral dissertation reveals that central banks worldwide avoid reporting losses through foreign exchange interventions and demonstrates how such loss-avoiding behavior could lead to welfare gains. He also served as a lecturer at Penn State, teaching Macroeconomics and Introductory Economics. Spencer holds a Master’s degree in economics from National Taiwan University, focusing on econometrics, and a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the same school.